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Identifier: abrahamlincolnba01newy (find matches)
Title: Abraham Lincoln and the battles of the Civil War
Year: 1886 (1880s)
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Subjects: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Generals Generals
Publisher: (New York, N.Y.) : (The Century Co.)
Contributing Library: Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection
Digitizing Sponsor: The Institute of Museum and Library Services through an Indiana State Library LSTA Grant

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ly on Jackson,capturing and destroying that place as a mili-tary depot; then turn west and destroy thearmy under Pemberton, or drive it back intoVicksburg. The 13th was spent in makingthe first of these moves. On the 14th Jacksonwas attacked with Shermans and McPher-sons corps. The place was taken, and allsupplies that could be of service to the enemywere destroyed, as well as the railroad bridge.On the 15th the troops were faced to thewest and marched towards Pemberton, whowas near Edwardss Station. The next day, the16th, we met the enemy at Champions Hill.and. after a hard-fought batUe, defeated anddrove him back towlirds Vicksburg, captur-ing eighteen guns and nearly three thousandmen. This was the hardest-fought battle ofthe campaign. On the 17th we reached the Big Black,where we found the enemy intrenched. Aftera battle of two or three hours duration wesucceeded in carrying their works by storm,capturing much artillery and about twelvehundred^ men. In their flight the enemy de- 4
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THE SIEGE OF VICKSBURG. 755 stroyed the bridge across the Big Black, sothat the balance of the day and night wasspent in building bridges across that stream. We crossed on the morning of the i8th,and the outworks of Vicksburg were reachedbefore night, the army taking position in theirfront. On the 19th there was continuous skir-mishing with the enemy while we were gettinginto better positions. Ihe enemys troops hadbeen much demoralized by their defeats atChampions Hill and the Big Black, and 1 be-lieved he would not make much of an effortto hold Vicksburg. Accordingly at two oclockI ordered an assault. It resulted in securingmore advanced positions for all our troops,where they were fully covered from the fireof the enemy, and the siege of Vicksburgbegan. The 20th and 21st were spent in strength-ening our position, and in making roads inrear of the army, from Vazoo river or Chicka-saw bayou. Most of the army had now beenfor three weeks with only five days rationsissued by the commissa

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