The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1863-08-28

pilsoHtIS. NO IopuiSo ot tOe enemy on
our left took place late in the afternoon. He
was pursued toward Por. Gibson. but night
closing in and the enemy making the ap-
pesrance OF another stand. the troops slept
upon their arms until daylight In the
morning it was found that the enemy had
retrea,ed across Bayou Pierre. on the Grand
Gulf road. and brigade of Logsn's divis-
ion was sent to divert his attention whist .
floating bridge was being bull; across Bay
on Pierre Immediately at Port Gibson This
bridge was completed, miles marched by
McPherson's corps to the north fork Of
Bayou Pierre, that stream bridged. and the
advance of this corps commenced passing
over it. at o'clock the following morning
On the Sd the enemy was pursued to Haw
k,nson's Ferry. with slight skirmishing all
day, during which we took quite number
Of prisoners. mostly stragslers from the
enemy Finding thai Grand Gulf had
been evacuated. aud that he advance Of nv
forces was already Is miles ou, from there.
and on the road. TOO. they would have 10
take to reach either Vicksburg, Jackson, or
any intermediate point on the railroad be-
tween The two places. | determined not TO
march them back, but, taking a small escort
Of cavalry. some Is or 20 men. l went to
arrangements for changing my base Of sup
plies from Bruinsburg 70 Grand Gulf. In
moving from Miliikins Bend. thu 10Th Ar.
my Corps. Major General W. 7. Sherman
commanding, was left to be the last to start
To preven. heavy reinforcements going
from Vicksburg to the assistance Of the
Grand Cult forces, I directed sherman to
make a demonstration on Haines' Biaff. and
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matioa since received from prisoners cap
tured, this ruse succeeded admirably 1t
lad been my intention, up 0 the time Of
crossing the Mississippi river. 'o.soliect all
my forces az Grand Gull ana gel 90 hand
a god supply OF provisions and ordnance
stores before moving, and in tho meantime
to detach "a array corps to co operate WI n
Genera BA, Ks on Port Hudson aad effect 8
a junoion Of our forces.
THE MARCH IN JACKSON.
About this time / received alet:er from
General Banks. giving his position west Of
me Mississippi river. sni ststn ng hat he
coul return TO Baton L age oy the 10Th of
May hat by The reduction OF Port tiud
son he coul j,in me With 10000 men
learned about the Same time that roop~
were expected a. JACKSON from the South
ern cities, with Generai Baauregsrd IL com
mand. To delay until the 10th of May,
and for the reduction of Port Hads,a after
that. the accession of ~. 900 men would no,
leave me relatively SO strouy IS to move
with what | had. Inform alton
received from day to day of she movements
pursused. Whilst lying at Hawkiason's
Ferry waiting for wagons. supplies aud
Sherm ans corps, which had come forward
in the meantime. demonstrations were
made, successfully, ! believe. to induce the
enemy to think that route and the one By
Halls Ferry above were objects of much
solicitude to me. "Reminiscences were
made to the west side Of the B e Black. to
within miles Of Warrenton. On the 7th
Of May an advance was ordered, McPher-
sons corps kee ing the road nearest Black
river to Rocky Springs. McClernsni's corps
keeping the ridge road from Willow Springs
and Sherman following with his corps divi-
ded on the two roads. All the ferries were
closely guarded until our troops were we'll
advanced. 1t was my intention here to
hug the Black river as closely as possible
with McCieruand's aud Saermau's corps.
and ge; them to the railroad at some place
between Edwards' Station aud Bolton
Mcpherson was to move by way of Utica to
Ray mond, and from there into Jack son. de
stroying the railroad. telegraph. public
stores, &c. aud push west to rejoin the
msin force. Orders we're given to McPher-
son accordingly. Sherman was moved for
ward on the Edwa ards Station road, cross
ing Fnuxteen Nile creek at Dilion's planta
ton; McClernanc was moved across the
same creek further west. sending one divis.
ion of his corps by the Baldwin's Ferry
road as far as the river. AT the crossing nt
Fourteen Mile creek both McCleruand and
Sherman had considerable skirmishing with
the enemy to get possession of the crossing.
Mcpherson met the enemy near Raymond.
two brig AIDES strong. under Gregg and Wal
ker. on the same day engaged bies. s.d af-
ter several hours hard fighting drove him
with heavy loss IN killed. wounded and piis-
oaers. Many threw dowa their arms and
deserted NJ. position a; tits time WAS with
Shermaa's corps, some Z miles west OF Ray
noa5 aHd ab8t., the cente- CT the army.
O8 tas nlga- Of tie l2th OF May. after
orders had uosn given tor the corps OF Ne
Cierusnd and Sherman u marea to ward the
railroad by para lei roads, III. former ia ille
direction Of Ld yards ) s.:ion aud The ss.-
ter 20 point On The rsilroad Get #een EJ-
wards Sta'eB and Bo'ta1, the order as
changed. aud both @are drectei 10 navt,
toward Raymond Tais ~asin coussaueu 3.
q. tse enemy hsylag fa.sezfeei t89ard Jaes-
s88 sstsT lis defeat s mead, and of IN
torsiailoa that re'ntDrcs m sats were daily ar
rlv'ag st :! ackson, and that Generai joe
Johnson was hourly expected there to take
Command ia Pesson. l therefore ,,etesnia-
II 10 make sure Of that place and leave no
enemy 10 my rear.
Mcpherson moved on tie 18Th to Clinton,
destroyed The railtoaa and ,elezr.ph, and
captured some important dispatches from
General peuberton t. General Gregg, who
ommaeded the ds, before in the battle of
Raymond Sherman move /. to a parallel
position on tae Mississippi Springs and Jack
sou read; AeCierrand moved to point
near Raymond.
The next day Sherman and Mcpherson
moved their eutire forces toward jackson
Ine rsin fell 10 torrents ell the night before,
and continued until about noon OF ,ha, day,