The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1901-12-13

devoted to the bayou expeditions, .
| vainly trying every conceivable plan to
| lind way to cross tho low land of the
| Yazoo delta and reach the high ground
| beyond the right flank of the enemy,
now commanded by General Pember-
| ton. Then followed Grants last and
| winning effort, which is briefly outlined
in the Record" compiled for the Park
Commission by it's secretary and his
torlan, General J. S. Kountz, and now
IN process Of being printed, but not yet
given to the public, as follows:
1.-THE Vicksburg Campaign opened
March &c. 1868, with General Grants or
der for the advance of General Oster-
haus' Division from Milliken's Bend, and
closed July 4, 1868, with the surrender Of
Pemberton's army and the City of Vicks-
burg. It's course was determined by Gen
eral Grants plan of campaign. This plan
contemplated the march of his active
army from Millken's Bend, La, to a
point on the river below Vicksburg, the
running of the batteries at Vicksburg by
a sufficient number of gunboats and
transports, and the transfer of his army
to the Mississippi side These points were
successfully accomplished and May 1,
fought near Port Gibson. Up to this time
General Grant had contemplated the prob
ability of uniting the army of General
Banks to his. He then decided not to
wait the arrival of Banks, but to make
the campaign with his own army. May
II, at Raymond, Logan's division Of
Grants army with Crockers division in
reserve, was engaged with Greggs brig
ade of Pemberton's army. Gregg was
lar crn1yy finn CTR
fight, fell back to Jackson. The same
day the left of Grants army under Nc
Clernand skirmished at Fourteen Mile
Creek with the cavalry and mounted in
fantry of Pemberton's army supported
by Bowens division and two brigades of
Lorings division. After the battle of
Raymond, Sherman's and McPherson's
corps of Grants army moved toward
Jackson. They reached that city May IA,
and occupied it after a brief and spirited
engagement with the small force there
under General Joseph E. Johnston, who
reached that place the night Of May Il.
General Grant had now interposed his ar
my between the armies of General John
ston and General Pemberton. He left
Sherman'S corps one day at Jackson to
complete the destruction Of the stores and
as much as possible of the railroads
there. McPhersons corps marched from
Is, McClernand's and McPherson's corps
Of Grants army engaged three divisions
OF Pemberton's army at Champions Hill.
Pembertons forces were driven from the
field in some confusion and with severe
loss in killed, wounded prisoners and
guns Two divisions fell back towards
Vicksburg. One division Uorings) was
cut off from the others and did not fall
back to Vicksburg, but marched to Crys-
tai Springs and little later united with
Johnston's army at Jackson. May II, a
part of PembertOnS army attempted to
hold the works on the east side of Big
Black river, but was driven from it's en-
trenchments with considerable loss in
prisoners and guns by the 18th corps of
Grants army. May Is, Pemberton's army
took position in the defensive works
around Vicksburg, Stevenson's division
on the right, Forney's in the center and
M L. Smiths on the left. Bowens dir
vision and Waul's Texas Legion were
held in reserve, but later Green's brigade
of Bowen's division was placed in the
line of defense. Late in the afternoon of
the same day Grants army began taking
position in the line of investment Sher-
mans corps on the right resting it's right
on the Mississippi river above the city,
McPherson's corps in the center and Nc
C1ernand's corps on the left of McPher-
son. May "A, I4aumans Cfourth) division,
sixteenth army corps, took position on
the left of McClernand, and, June 15
the investment was completed by Her
rOn's division from the Department Of
Missouri, taking position on the left of
Lauman and resting it's left on the Mis-
sissippi river below Vicksburg. May 10
and again May % assaults were made by
Grants army but were repulsed with
severe loss to the assailants From May
e to July regular siege opera tons were
carried on by Grant and opposed by Penn
berton. During this time Admiral Por-
ter's fleet rendered valuable assistance,
and Grant was reinforced by three divi-
sions of the sixteenth corps, two divi-
sions of the ninth corps and Herron's d.
vision. With the exception of Humans
and Herron's divisions, which took posi-
ton in the line Of investment as above
noted, all these reinforcements and part
of the army with which he began the
campaign were employed by Grant
against the army of General Johnston
This last named army, with headquarters
at jackson, was assembled with the hope
of raising the siege or assisting Pember-
ton to break through Grants line No
considerable force of Johnston's army
crossed the Big Black river during the
siege and defense. At the surrender, July
T. it was close to and on the east side of
that river
This great struggle was participated
in upon the Federal side by organiza-
lions (regiments Or parts of regiments
and batteries) representing states as
follows: Illinois-Infantry 81, cavalry
10, artillery Is; total II. Indiana
Infantry "a, cavalry 2, artillery g. to-
tai 20. Iowa-Infantry %, cavalry 2,
artillery 2; total 3d. Kansas-Infantry
1. Kentucky-Infantry 3, pioneers 1;
total 4. Observation-Disclosures 3.
Michigar-Infantry Z, artillery 2; total
9. nnasota-Infantry g. artillery 1:
total 4. Missouri-infantry II, cavalry
3, artillery Z; total 27. New. Hamp-
shire-Infantry 3. New York-Infan-
try 3, artillery 1; total 4 Ohio-In-
fantry 26, cavalry 1, artillery II; total
SO. Pennsylvania-In Infantry 4. artil-
lery l. total s. Rhode Island-Infan-
try 10. Regulars Infantry 2, artillery
1; total 3. West Virginia-Infantry |.
Wisconsir-Infantry IS, cavalry 8, ar
tillery 3; total II. (The Wisconsin