. History of the Thirteenth Regiment, United States Infantry. forth to perform its appointed work in the great civil war. 244 THIRTEENTH UNITED STATES INFANTRY. HEADQUARTERS 1st BATTALION, 13th U. S. INFANTRY, Camp Sherman, Nashville, Term., May 21, C. S. Newlin, Adjutant, 13th U. S. Infantry,Camp Dennison, : In compliance with instructions from the Headquarters, 13th In-fantry, dated May 13th, 1865, I have the honor to report the follow-ing as the battles and engagements in which this battalion has takena part, since its organization, viz: Chickasaw Bayou, Miss., Decem
. History of the Thirteenth Regiment, United States Infantry. forth to perform its appointed work in the great civil war. 244 THIRTEENTH UNITED STATES INFANTRY. HEADQUARTERS 1st BATTALION, 13th U. S. INFANTRY, Camp Sherman, Nashville, Term., May 21, C. S. Newlin, Adjutant, 13th U. S. Infantry,Camp Dennison, : In compliance with instructions from the Headquarters, 13th In-fantry, dated May 13th, 1865, I have the honor to report the follow-ing as the battles and engagements in which this battalion has takena part, since its organization, viz: Chickasaw Bayou, Miss., December 29, 1862;Arkansas Post, Ark., January 11, 1863;Rolling Fork, Miss., March 22, 1863;Haynes Bluff, Miss., May 1, 1863;Champion Hills, Miss., May 16, 1863;Vicksburg, (attack on) Miss., May 19, 1863;Siege of Vicksburg, Miss., May 20 to July 4, 1863;Jackson, Miss., July 10, 1863;Collierville, Tenn., October 11, 1863;Mission Ridge, Tenn., November 24-25, 1863. Very respectfully, your obedient servant,Wm. Clinton,Major, 13th Infantry,Commanding 1st APPENDIX B. Letters and Orders of General Sherman. HEADQUARTERS RIGHT WING,Thirteenth Army Corps,Steamer Forrest Queen, December 23, Commanders of Divisions, Generals F. Steele, George W. Morgan, A. J. Smith, and M. L. Smith. With this I hand to each of you a copy of a map, compiled fromthe best sources, and which in the main is correct. It is the sameused by Admiral Porter and myself. Complete military success canonly be accomplished by united action on some general plan, embrac-ing usually a large district of country. In the present instance, ourobject is to secure the navigation of the Mississippi River and its mainbranches, and to hold them as military channels of communicationand for commercial purposes. The river, above Vicksburg, has beengained by conquering the country to its rear, rendering its possessionby our enemy useless and unsafe to him, and of great value to the enemy still holds the river from
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