A history of the United States for Catholic schools . tural passage of Virginia to the was placed in charge of the Vicksburg territory, andRosecrans in charge of that about Chattanooga. The Confed-erate forces in the West were commanded by General JosephE. Johnston, who had recovered from the wound received atFair Oaks, while General Pemberton was placed second incommand. Owing to a difference existing between the twogenerals, their forces were divided; Pemberton was stationedat Vicksburg while Johnston had his headquarters at Jackson,ready to intercept Grants approach on Vicks
A history of the United States for Catholic schools . tural passage of Virginia to the was placed in charge of the Vicksburg territory, andRosecrans in charge of that about Chattanooga. The Confed-erate forces in the West were commanded by General JosephE. Johnston, who had recovered from the wound received atFair Oaks, while General Pemberton was placed second incommand. Owing to a difference existing between the twogenerals, their forces were divided; Pemberton was stationedat Vicksburg while Johnston had his headquarters at Jackson,ready to intercept Grants approach on Vicksburg. 541. The Federals Capture Vicksburg. While events in theEast had been tending toward the defeat of Lee at Gettysburg,Grant had tried plan after plan for attacking Vicksburg, butwithout success. Finally Admiral Porter with his gunboatsran the supplies down the river past the batteries in a terrificfire. Grant with his army marched from Holly Springs toMemphis, and having crossed the river, proceeded down the 432 lees surrender at APPOMATTOX 433. western bank to Grand Gulf. After joining his forces withShermans, he marched westward along the railroad from Jack-son, and drove the Confederates into Vicksburg. After a longsiege, Pemberton surrendered (July 4). Soon after, Port Hud-son and the remaining Confederate posts on the river yielded toGeneral Banks. The Mississippi, from the source to the mouth,was now in control of the Federal gov-ernment, or, as Lincoln expressed it,The Father of Waters flowed unvexedto the sea. 542. The Confederates AbandonChattanoog-a—They Defeat the Fed-erals at Chickamauga. After the battleof Murfreesboro, Bragg retreated be-fore Rosecrans into the importantstronghold of Chattanooga, and nofurther decisive military operationstook place in Tennessee and Georgiafor about six months. Both forces hadbeen greatly weakened by the terribleslaughter during the battles of 1862,while all available troops had beensent to re-enforce the armies, either inVi
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