. Lloyd's battle history of the great rebellion : complete, from the capture of Fort Sumter, April 14, 1861, to the capture of Jefferson Davis, May 10, 1865, embracing General Howard's tribute to the volunteer ... and a general review of the war for the union . gade held the advance nobly, through the day. The enemysposition was an exceedingly strong one, on Farden Hills, threemiles from Raymond. The battle was fought, on the Union side,by General Logans division. General Crockers came up just asthe action closed. The entire Confederate loss was 969; Unionloss, 442. JACKSON, MISS. May 14, 1863
. Lloyd's battle history of the great rebellion : complete, from the capture of Fort Sumter, April 14, 1861, to the capture of Jefferson Davis, May 10, 1865, embracing General Howard's tribute to the volunteer ... and a general review of the war for the union . gade held the advance nobly, through the day. The enemysposition was an exceedingly strong one, on Farden Hills, threemiles from Raymond. The battle was fought, on the Union side,by General Logans division. General Crockers came up just asthe action closed. The entire Confederate loss was 969; Unionloss, 442. JACKSON, MISS. May 14, 1863. Unionists, under General Grant, about 15,000, Killed, 40; wounded, 240; Tnias- ing, , under G&neral Joh/nston, lOjOOO. Killed and wounded, 450= McPheesons command having united with Shermans, the com-bined force moved upon Jackson early on the morning of May 14th,They marched fourteen miles during a heavy storm which renderedthe roads almost impassable, and engaged the enemy about rebel press had pronounced Jackson impregnable, and defiedassault. When General Johnston, the commander of the enemysforces, discovered the approach of Grants troops, he decided tomeet them outside the city, and delay their advance; in order to \. 252 Champio7i Hill^ or Bakers Creek^ Miss. give opportunity for the removal of rebel government the Confederate army was small, their leader ordered a feign-ed resistance to be made by cavalry supported by a small infantryforce, against the approach of one army corps by the turnpike road,while the mass of his troops engaged the other army corps on theClinton road, two miles from the city. But the resolute advanceof the skirmishers on the turnpike drove the force confrontingthem, and the retreating foe sought refuge in their rifle-pits. Meantime General McPherson, at the head of two divisions,fought the main army, without requiring further aid. After fivehours skirmishing, and a brilliant contest of an hours duration,Jac
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