. Life and deeds of General Sherman, including the story of his great march to the sea ... f theMississippi below. Having successfully performedthis duty, by means of rapid and forced marches hemoved down the Louisiana side of the river, crossedat Grand Gulf, and immediately pushed forward andrejoined General Grants main army. Sherman, with his corps, accompanied McPhersonon his movement against Jackson, the capital of Mis-sissippi. In the battle of Jackson, Sherman took nopart, in consequence of the rout of the enemy beingeffected by McPhersons corps alone. The day afterthe battle McPherson h
. Life and deeds of General Sherman, including the story of his great march to the sea ... f theMississippi below. Having successfully performedthis duty, by means of rapid and forced marches hemoved down the Louisiana side of the river, crossedat Grand Gulf, and immediately pushed forward andrejoined General Grants main army. Sherman, with his corps, accompanied McPhersonon his movement against Jackson, the capital of Mis-sissippi. In the battle of Jackson, Sherman took nopart, in consequence of the rout of the enemy beingeffected by McPhersons corps alone. The day afterthe battle McPherson hurried toward Bakers Creek,while Sherman remained in Jackson some hours longerto complete the destruction of the enemys stores andthe railroad. He then moved on a line parallel withthe route of march of McPhersons column, crossed5 65 56 GENERAL SHERMAN. the Big Black River and took possession of WalnutHills, near Vicksburg, on May i8th. The occupation of this important position enabledGeneral Grant to open communication with his depotof supplies on the Mississippi River, byway of Yazoo. GENERAL ULYSSES S. GRANT. River, from Chickasaw Bayou. During the siege ofVicksburg, Shermans corps held the left of GeneralGrants lines and co-operated in all the combined at-tacks of the centre and right. During the conferencebetween the rebel commander Pemberton and Gen-eral Grant in regard to the terms of capitulation for ARMY 01 THE TENNESSEE. 6? the garrison and city of Vicksburg. Sherman wasvigorously engaged in organizing an expedition atthe Big Black River. The plan was to carry the varinto the enemys country; hence the preparations ^ithis expedition.
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