Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1885-07-29

moned TO Washington TO supcrsede Mc'IclAn;
and Grant succeeded him in command, ana
| Transferred his HEADQUARTERS To Corinth. Sep II
| he ordered an advance against me toniedclatc
! Gen. Price, then stationed WIN large force
at luka There a battle was fought sept. 10, and
| n complete victory gained by Gen. ROseCrans.
| As Bragg's force was pushing toward the Ohio
| River Grant now removed his headquarters TO
| Jackson. The COntederates under Gems
| Price and Van Dorm, then attacked the camp at
| COrnth, where llosocrans was i'm command
| and after desperate fight, Oct. "a, were re-
| pulsed with heavy loss and pursued beyond
| the Hatchie River. Though not res
| ent in person at either of these
! battles Grant directed the movements i'm both
! by telegraph Buell. had moved eastward to in
| tercept Bragg, and met and defeated him at Per-
rvville, oct. x, driving him back into East Ten
nessee Oct. IS, Grants department was eN-
| tended by the addition of u part of Mississippi
| as far south as Nicksburg, and he now began 10
| lay plans for a movement against that CITY.
Nov. l he began movement toward the rNcr,
| seized LaGrange and Grand Junction Nov A. ON
| Nov. 10 the cavalry took Holly Springs driving
! the enemy south of the Iallahatchie River, ana
| Grant followed, taking possession OF that pont
| Nov. % and Dec ne entered oxford. While
he was at this point Van Dorn's cavalry made
| dash at the camp Of stores IN ms rear AZ iloliV
Springs, took 900 prisoners and destroyed ord
| nance and supplies amounting In value 10
| nearly Sl,OOoOO0. The army was now moved
| back to LAGRANGE, but headquarters were trans
| ferred no further than Holly Springs. Jan 10
| headquarters were moved u Memphis, Grant
| having resolved to reorganze his entire force
| for a campaign against Nicksburg, To cooperate
! in which forces under Sherman and McClcr-
nand now coming down the Missis-
! sippi Jan. 80 Grant assumed immediate
! command of the expedition against Vicks-
| burg. Much time was lost at first in the
attempt TO cut canal through the peninsula
| before Nicksburg, a plan which had been
suggested by President Lincoln, but which,
after an immense expenditure of labor, was
found TO be impraCticable. An effort was also
made TO cut through the Nazoo pass, so as to
hem in the enemy. But these attempts were
found TO result only in failure. and finally
Grant undertook TO carry out his own plan,
bank of the river, and cross TO the east side be
| low the city. April 80, 1864, he crossed the
| river, took Port Gibson and Grand Gulf, and
began his march into the interior, defeating the
enemy i'm the actions of Raymond, Jackson,
| Champions Hill, and Big Black, kept j. f..
Johnston from joining his forces with those of
Pemberton at Nicksburg, and finally laid siege
| to that city Nav Is. After great deal of hard
| fighting, Nicksburg was forced TO surrender,
| with 27000 prisoners, July 4, 1863. Grant was
| Immediately made a Major General of the rogu-
| lar army He remained at Vicksburg till Aug.
| 80 when he made visit to New Orleans While
| there he was thrown from his horse at review
and much injured that ne not able to re-
turn TO his post until Sept 1G Oct TO- 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 so disastrous, was now about 20 aban-
full sanction of his superior, immediately re-
lieved RoscCrans of his command, assigning
Gen. Thomas 10 his position, and Oct ~ started
by rail for Chattanooga, TO take personal dircc-
ton of the operations there Tho army here was
nearly surrounded by Confcderates, aud greatly
weakened by sickness and losses, but Grants
presence put new hope into their dropping
hearts He there concentrated troops from other
points, attacked Bragg's army strongly in
trcnched on Missionary Ridge aud Lookout
Mountain, and carried both points by assault
Nov. - and -. Braggs forces were now driven
back TO Dalton, Ga. Sherman being sent TO the
relief of burnside, who was bcsicgcd hy Long
street ut Knoxville, drove back the Confederates
from that point, and by these successes the Con-
tcdcrate communication between the Atlantic
and the Mississippi was broken. Dec. PreSi-
dent Lincoln ordered Thanksgiving i'm 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 ana his
army. About Christmas Grant went i'm person
TO Knoxville TO inspect the command there, and
Jan. Is went by way of Cumberland Gap TO
Nashville, where he now placed his headquar-
tiers. Jan. %, 1864, he went to st. Louis to visit
back at Nashville. March l President Lincoln
signed u bill passed by Congress Teviving 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. lilo
reached that city March 9, received his commits
sion at the hands of the President, and March
1 issued his first general order, dated mt Nash
VILE, assum NJ command of the armies 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-
diately began his preparations for the grand
campaigns which were 10 terminate the war At
midnight, May 3, Grant began the movement
against hichmond, crossing the Rapidan with
the Army of the Potomac. His force now num-
bercd 10000 men. His first battle was that of
the Wilderness, fought May ., &, z. The losses
were terrible ON both sides, but the results were
indccisive Lee retired within his intrench-
ments and Grant made flank movement ON
he left in the direction of SpOttsylvana Court
House Here followed from the morning
of May to the night of May ~ one of the
bloodiest struggles of the war, in which
the. Union forces gained some ground,
and captured one division, but made 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 imprognable ritlc-pits of Cold Harbor.
These he attacked on June /, but was repused
with terrible loss. The assault was renewed
June ., 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 ~ aggregated a total of $500;
those OF Gen. Lee were about $4,000. June
Is, Gen. Grant joined Gen. Buffers army at
Bermuda Hundred ann the combined force
moved again on Petersburg. On June II and IL
assaults were made on the Confederate in
trenchmonts without effect. Lees army retired
behind the defenses, and 10y the latter part of
June Petersburg WIS regularly besiegcd. Prcvi-
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
20 much alarm that in August Gen. Sheridan
was sent against Early, and in series of fights
closing with tn OF Oct ~ 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
ing success. July 80 a mine was exploded under
one of the forts, and an assault was made only
20 be rcpulsed with great loss Aug. IL divis-
ion of Grants army seized the Weldon Railroad
and held IL against several fierce assaults by the
Confederates, in which both armies lost thou
sands of men, After hard-fought battle on
the road south of Petersburg the army went into
winter quarters there, DOstponing active opera
again assaulted and defeated Gen. Early forces
at WaynesbOrO, and then joined his COM
mandor-i in chief with his army. The battle of
llatChcrs Run and Five Forks was fought from
March % To April /, resulting i'm the defeat OF
the Confederates and the capture of G,OO0 pris-
Oners. On the following day Grant ordered n
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
Petersburg, was taken possession of by the
Union army. The war lasted but n few days
longer. Lee rctreated az rapidly as he could TO
tho Southwest, hoping 10 JOIN the army of
Johnston. Grant and Sheridan pursued and
I'M excepted him, and, after making one two
Intellectual efforts TO rally his brokcn and de-
moralized army against the victorious forces of
tho Fedcrals, on April he surrendered to Grant
at Appomattox Court House. Va