Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1885-08-06
Movements Towards Vicksburg.

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Crant's ,snaral. ah,oln,aly onno.ed III.
Man in . council Of war Sherman wrote +,
rr,,n,aI ,rC,a., a,,ai,s, II in he ,,r.sance of
I,b, Iaaa, SHERMAN Ut If aLoya
VII sh,,,y end Nan Gran, had moved hp-
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side If the river and berjn his march
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a'...r, r,a - daf.., !, Gr,n, nu.had
s,nhborrly on saeing that if he could once
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tim ,.;,h ,ha a., an1 contd ,han h..;.,a
10 nIaca !, Ill laisnrs S4nIiny I column
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,o, .ha Co,,f,J.ra,e comn,ardsr ,hare Win
III ;da, tb,t H. whole army va moving
r;gb, nnon him and then Grant moved liz
main fo,ce nm the east hank OF the Biz
nIack Riyer curing tho communications
hetwean pemb.rton and Johnston. He was
helned bv p.mherton's concerted disobedi-
amcs If Jnbnston.s orders Johnston tried to
concentrate in Jackson Grant did concen-
tra,e fell mon him. heat him away, and
bayine cleared The ground for himself turned
10 ,hr ives, again, and there before him was
Vicks sbure, The battles of Champions
Han and BIG Black followed. in both of
which the rebels we're badly beaten, and
thus was virtually decided the fate Of Vicks-
burg.
Pemberton's demoralized army poured
into the city, and the siege began. Grant
had crossed over to the eastern bank Of the
Mississippi on the first of May, and now on