. Military history and reminiscences of the Thirteenth regiment of Illinois volunteer infantry in the civil war in the United States,1861-65 . -, rsflf u ASA B. MUNN, 1S91Historian, Company I. i. CHAPTER XXIV. SHERMAN TO GRANT. — IF YOU ARE IN VICKSBURG, GLORY,.HALLELUJAH ! — KNAPSACKS SLUNG FOR NEW FIELDS.—THE BEST 4TH OF JULY SINCE 1776. N JULY 4th, 10 a. m. the white flag wentup on the fortifications of Vicksburg, Missis-sippi. General Order No. 52, emanating fromGeneral \V. T. Sherman, awaited this eventspoke then as follows : moment Vicksburg falls and the investing army isrelieved from t
. Military history and reminiscences of the Thirteenth regiment of Illinois volunteer infantry in the civil war in the United States,1861-65 . -, rsflf u ASA B. MUNN, 1S91Historian, Company I. i. CHAPTER XXIV. SHERMAN TO GRANT. — IF YOU ARE IN VICKSBURG, GLORY,.HALLELUJAH ! — KNAPSACKS SLUNG FOR NEW FIELDS.—THE BEST 4TH OF JULY SINCE 1776. N JULY 4th, 10 a. m. the white flag wentup on the fortifications of Vicksburg, Missis-sippi. General Order No. 52, emanating fromGeneral \V. T. Sherman, awaited this eventspoke then as follows : moment Vicksburg falls and the investing army isrelieved from the trenches, by General Grants orders a move-ment will be made inland, preliminary to which the following ordersare made : 1. Thirteenth Army corps will move direct to the Big Black river,in the direction of Edwards Depot. 2. The Fifteenth Army corps, General Shermans will move by theBridgeport road to Tiffin, and take the road by Foxs to Messengers ford,,an advance guard to occupy the hills, the main body along the BigBlack and Foxs Creek. 3. The Ninth Army corps, General Parkes, move to the vicinityof Birds-song Ferry with his advance guard across his main force onBear Creek. 4. T
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