The National tribune., 1901-11-28
GEN. sHERhAN's COMMENTS.

10 NltnuFaW ms forces from 4azoo River.
GEN. sHERMAN's COMMENTS.
Gen. Sherman, in his report, in com
mentlng upon his operations against the
enemy, says:
During all this time the enemy dis
played in our front, whenever we pre-
sented ourselves, large masses OF infan-
SUBMITS of the hills, appeared in their
batteries on their faces, and field guns
presented themselves everywhere along
the county road.
The officers and men composing my
command are in good spirits, disappoint-
ed, of course, at our want of success, but
/ by no means discouraged.
/ Il attribute our failure to the strength
/ of the eremy's position, both natural and
artificial, and not to his superior fight
ing"
The loss in this campaign was: Killed
Officers, 10; enlisted men, 1S9. Wound
ed-Ohicers, 80; enlisted men, $40. Cap
| tured-Oficers, %; enlisted men, 53S; ag-
gregate, 1,776
On January 2, the troops were all en-
barked ready to start. but Gen. Sherman
being informed that Maj.-Gen. John a.
McClernand had arrived at the mouth of
the 1az0O River with instructions from
the President to take command of the
troops, he at once took a steamer and ran
iVNn 10 ljE HlDuLu OL Lut river 10 consult
with Zen. McClernand- 1t was arranged
that the troops should be brought to Mil
lIken's Bend, La, some % miles above
Vicksburg.
The embarcation Of the troops was
made in sight of the enemy's batteries
and army unopposed; they seemed con
tent to allow the Union forces to with
draw without farther fighting.
THE Army REoRaAN3zBD.
By orders from the War Department
the armies Of the United States were or
ganized into Army Corps. In the De-
partment of the Tennessee, commanded
by Gen. Grant, the troops were assigned
TO four Army Corps, each with its com
mander. Gen. McClernand was assigned
to command the Thirteenth Corps, Gen.
Sherman to the Fifteenth Corps, Gen.
GrenvIle NJ. Dodge 10 the Sixteenth
Corps, and Gen. James 3. Mcpherson to
the Seventeenth Corps.
The troops engaged in the Yazeo River
expedition against Vicksburg belonged to
the Thirteenth and Fifteenth Corps, and
we're composed of the following organiza-
tions:
Thirteenth Corps-Brig-Gen George
w. Morgan commanding.
First Division, Brighten. Andrew J.
Smith commanding; escort, Co. q, 4th
Ind. Cav. First Brigade-Brig.- Gen.
Stephen G. Burbridge commanding; 10th
Ind, Goth Ind, 9th Ind, SO Ohio, 96th
Ohio, 23d Wis. Second Brigade-Col.
William j. Landram commanding; 7Tth
H., 9th H., 10Sth H., 131st H., 18th
KY, 4Sth Ohio. Artillery-Ill. L. A.,
Mercantel's Battery, 18th Battery.
Second Division-Brig.- Peter J.
Osterhouse commanding; First Brigade
Col. Lionel A. Sheldon commanding;
11Sth H., 69th Ind, 120th Ohio. Second
Brigade-Col. Daniel W. Lindsey com
manding; 49th Ind, Sd KY, Hath Ohio.
Third Brigade-Col John +. DeCourcy
commanding; 54th Ind, 22d KY, 18th
Ohio, 42d Ohio. Artillery, Mich. L. A,
Tth Battery, Wis. L. A, 1st Battery.
Fifteenth Corps-Maj.-G W. T.
Sherman commanding.
First Diyision-Brig.-Gen. Frederick
Steele commanding; escort, Kane Cerenty
ml) Cav. First Brigade-Brig- Gen. |
Frank Z. Blair jr. commanding; 18th H.,
18th Mo, Both Mo-, 31st Mo-, a2d Mo, |
5Sth Ohio, 4th Battery, Ohio L. A. Sec
vey commanding; 25th Iowa, 31st Iowa, |
Sd Mo-. 10Th Mo-, 18th Mo, 10th Ohio, |
Battery Z, I'd Mo. L A. Third Brigade
Rrig Gen. John NJ. Thayer commanding; |
lth Iowa, 9th Iowa, 26th Iowa, Both Iowa.
Bath Iowa, 1st Battery, Iowa L. A, Sd |
I'll. Cay.
Stuart commanding; First Brigade-Col.
Giles A Smith commanding; 18th H., |
116th Ill.,, 9th Mo-, Sth Mo, 1st Battalion,
18th u. s. Inf. Second Brigade-Coi. 7.
Kirby Smith commanding; 55th H., 127th
H., SD Ind, 9th Ohio, 57th Ohio. Ar
tillery, Battery A, 1st III. l.. A.; Battery
b, 1st III. l.. A. Battery II, LIST Iii. L.
A.; Battery Sth, Ohio l.. A. Cavalry, Cos. /
A and B, Thielemann's Battalion Q6th
H. Cav; Co. G, 10th Mo.
Maj-Gen. John A. McClernand, being
The senior officer present, by order of the
President assumed command of these two
corps Jan. 4, 1868, at MilIiken's Bend,
La.
AS previously stated, Gen. Grant with
lrew his army from the Central Missis-
sippi Campaign, and assembled the troops
Ipon the line of the Memphis & Charles
on Railroad. This retr9grade movement
was effected early in January, and Gen.
Grant removed his headquarters to Mem
ohis. 80
Thus it will be seen that this first great
movement for opening the Mississippi
River was abortiye. The campaign against
Ficksburg, with more than $4,000 men,
md sls gunboat and ram fleet of the
navy, had been successfully resisted.