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Adam Badeau, Military history of Ulysses S. Grant from April 1861 to April 1865. Volume 1, Chapter 7: (search)
g the campaign, even if the whole force had come up; but Blair's division of Sherman's command did not reach the army until after the capture of Jackson, on the 14th of May; while, of McArthur's division in the Seventeenth corps, one brigade only had arrived, at the battle of Champion's Hill, on the 16th; another joined the commandrand Gulf, through a country unprotected by national troops. This was the first report Grant had made since severing communication with the government. Raymond, May 14th.—McPherson took this place on the 12th, after a brisk fight of more than two hours. Our loss fifty-one killed, and one hundred and eighty wounded; enemy's loss dvised obedience; but he decided, instead, to march against Dillon's, and cut Grant's communications with the Mississippi. At forty minutes past five P. M. on May 14th, Pemberton sent word to Johnston from Edward's depot: I shall move as early tomorrow as practicable a column of seventeen thousand on Dillon's. The object is to
Adam Badeau, Military history of Ulysses S. Grant from April 1861 to April 1865. Volume 1, Chapter 9: (search)
trust him with, having any reference to the safety or success of the enterprise; he regarded his rank, and disregarded his military character, although constantly informing the government of his own views of that character. Finally, about the 14th of May, he received authority to relieve any person who, from ignorance in action, or for any cause, interfered with or delayed his operations. He was even informed that the government expected him to enforce his authority, and would hold him responession of the records of both parties to the contest, makes the fact plain. In this very instance, Pemberton stated, in his official report, that his effective strength, at the beginning of the siege, was eighteen thousand five hundred men; and (May 14) that his whole available force, at the time of the battle of Champion's hill, was sixteen thousand in the field, while seven thousand eight hundred were left to hold Vicksburg. He lost at least fifteen thousand men after this, and had thirty-tw