The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-07-30

tiers TO Memphis. July II Halleck was sum
moned to Washington TO supersede Mcclellan.
and Grant succeeded him In command. and
| transferred his headquarters to Corinth. Sep. ~
he ordered an advance against the Confederate
| Gen. Price. then stationed with large force
nc Iuka There battle was fought Sept 10, and
a complete victory gained by Gen. Rosecrans.
AS Bragg's force was pushing toward the Ohio
River, Grant now removed his headquarters TO
Jackson. The Confederates, under Gems.
Price and Van Dorm, then attacked the camp at
Corinth, where Rosecrans was In command.
and after desperate fight Oct. "a. were re.
the Hatchie River. Though not Tres
ent In person at either OF these
battles, Grant directed the movements in both
| by telegraph. Buell. had moved eastward to in
tercept Bragg, and met and defeated him at Per-
ryville, Oct. ?, driving him back into East Ten
nessee: Oct i6, Grants department was ex-
tended by the addition of a part OF Mississippi,
! as far south as Vicksburg, and he now began To
| lay plans for n movement against that city.
Nov ! he began movement toward the river.
seized LAGRANGE and Grand Junction Nov. 4; ON
| Nov. 10 the cavalry took Holly Springs, driving
the enemy south OF the Tallahatchie River. and
Grant followed, taking possession OF that point
| Nov. % and Dec. he entered Oxford. While
| he was at this point Van Dorn's cavalry made a
| dash at the camp 81 stores in his rear at Holly
Springs, took 1900 prisoners, and destroyed ord
| nance and supplies amounting In value to
| nearly s, O00,0OO The army was now moved
back to LAGRANGE, but headquarters were trans
ferred no further than Holly SPRINGS Jan 10
| having resolved to reorganize his entire force
| for a campaign against Vicksburg, TO co-operste
In which forces under sherman and McCler-
nand were now coming down the Missis-
| sippi. Jan. 20 Grant assumed immediate
| command of the expedition against Vicks-
burg. Much time was lost at first in the
attempt to cut a canal through the peninsula
before Vicksburg, rlan which had been
suggested by President Lincoln. but which,
after an immense expenditure Of labor was
made 10 cut through the Yazoo pass, as TO
hem In the enemy. But these attempts were
found to result only IN failure, aud finally
Grant undertook to carry out his own plan,
which was to move the army down the west
bank OF the river, and cross TO the east side be-
low the city. April 80, 1868, he crossed the
| river, took Port Gibson and Grand Gulf, and
began his march into the interior. defeating the
enemy In the actions OF RAYMOND, Jackson,
Johnston from joining his forces with those OF
1 Pemberton at Vicksburg, and finally laid siege
to that city Nav Is. After great deal of hard
fighting. yicksburg was forced TO surrender,
with 27,0O0 prisoners, July 4, lS6S. Grant was
| Immediately made Major General OF the regu-
lar army. He remained at Vicksburg till Aug.
30, when he made visit TO New Orleans. While
there he was thrown from his horse at a review
and so much injured that he was not able TO re-
| turn to his post until Sept &C. Oct. 10, under
instructions from Washington, he came north
ward, meeting Mr.. Stanton. the Secretary OF
| War, at Indianapolis. That official notified him
that all the military departments OF the West
were now to be under his supervision, with the
exception OF the Department OF the Gulf. At
Louisville, word was received by Mr. Stanton that
Rosecrans. whose campaign in East Tennessee
had been 80 disastrous, was now about TO aban-
| don Chattanooga. Grant, therefore, with the
| full sanction OF his superior Immediately re-
| lieved Rosecrans OF his command assigning
| Gen. Thomas to his position, and Oct - started
| by rail for Chattanooga, TO take personal direc-
| tion OF the operations there The army here was
| nearly surrounded by Confederates, and greatly
weakened by sickness and losses, but Grants
presence put new hope into their dropping
| hearts He there concentrated troops from other
! points, attacked Braggs army, strongly in
trenched on Missionary Ridge and Lookout
Mountain, and carried both points by assault
Nov. q and IS. Bragg's forces were now driven
| back to Dalton Ga. Sherman being sent TO the
| relief of Burnside. who beseged by Long
| street at Knoxville drove back the Confederates
from that point, and by these successes the Con-
| fedeTate communication between the Atlantic
| and the Mississippi was broken: Dec: Presi-
| dent Lincoln ordered thanksgiving in all the
churches for the victories of the Union cause
| Dec II Congress passed resolution ordering
| that gold medal should be struck for Gen.
| Grant, and returning thanks TO him and his
army. About Christmas Grant went in person
| to Knoxville TO inspect the command there, and
Jan. IL went by way of Cumberland Gap TO
| Nashville, where he now placed his headQuar-
ters Jan. "a, 1864, he went TO st. Louis TO visit
| his eldest son. who was very Ill. Feb. he was
| back at Nashville. March President Lincoln
| signed bill passed by Congress reviving the
grade of Lieutenant General of the Army, and
| Immediately nominated Gen. Grant for the po-
sitiOn, and March the General received the or
| der summoning him to Washington He
reached that city March Q, received his commits
sion at tine hands of the President, and March
II issued his first general order, dated at Nash
vile, assuming command OF the atmies of the
United States. and announcing that his head
quarters would be in the field, and until further
orders with the Army OF the Potomac March
% he arrived at Washington again, and imme-
dately began his preparations for the grand
campaigns which we're 10 terminate the war. At
midnight, May 8, Grant began the movement
against Richmond. crossing the Rapidan with
the Army of the Potomac. His force now num-
bered 10000 men. His first battle was that Of
the Wilderness, tousht May 5, 9, 7. The losses
indecisive. Lee retired within his ntrench-
ments, and Grant made flank movement on
the left in the direction of spottsylYania Court
House. Here followed from the morning
of May 10 the night OF May ~ one OF the
bloodest struggles OF the war, in which
the Union forces a,g gained S some no.
| impression on the defenses of the enemy. Grant
now made another movement to the lett, crossed
the Pamunkey and brought his army before the
almost impregnable rifie-pits OF Cold Harbor
These he attacked on June ], but WAS repulsed
with terrible loss. The assault was renewed
June 3 with even more frightful loss of life, and
the gaining of no advantage. Grants losses in
the campaign from the Rapidan TO the James
| May TO June 80 aggregated total OF 54,551 |;
those OF Gen Lee were about $4,000. June
Is, Gen Grant joined Gen. Buffers army at
Bermuda Hundred ana the combined force
! moved again on Petersburg. On June IL and Is
assaults were made on the Confederate in
trenchments without effect. Lees army retired
behind the defenses. and by the latter part OF
June Petersburg w regularly besieged Previ-
Gus to this Grant had ordered thanking move
ments by Gems. Sigel and McCook, both of
which had failed. In the hope of drawing Grant
away from his position before Petersburg, Lee
sent an army under Gen. Early to raid Mary
! land and Pennsylvania. That invasion caused
| so much alarm that in August Gen. Sheridan
was sent against Early, and in series of fights,
| closing with tn I of Oct 10 at Middletown, COM
| pletely defeated him and laid waste the entire
valley of the Shenandoah. During the sum
| mer, fall. and following winter, Grant
pressed the siege OF Petersburg with vary
one Of the forts, and an assault was made, only
| to be repulsed with great loss Aug. IS a divis-
| ion OF Grants army seized the Weldon Railroad
and held IL against several fierce assaults by the
| Confedei ates, In which both armies lost thou
| sands OF men. After a hard-fought battle on
| the road south of Petersburg the army went into
| winter quarters there, postponing active opera
tons until spring. FEB. p, 1865, Gen. Sheridan
again assaulted and defeated Gen. Early 8 forces
\ at Waynesboro and then joined his COM
| mander-in chief with his army. The battle OF
| Hatchers Run and Five Forks was fought from
| March - to April !, resulting in the defeat OF
! the Confederates and the capture OF 5000 pris-
! oners. On the following day Grant ordered a
/ general assault on the lines Of Petersburg and
/ the works were carried On that night the army
| OF Lee evacuated Petersburg. and the members
| of the Confederate Government also fled from
| Richmond, and April that city, as well as
| Petersbu was taken possession OF by the
Union army. The war lasted burt few days
| longer. Lee retreated "a rapidly as he could TO
the Southwest. hoping 10 JON the army OF
Johnston. Grant and Sheridan pursued and