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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 13. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Recollections of campaign against Grant in North Mississippi in 1862-63. (search)
Recollections of campaign against Grant in North Mississippi in 1862-63. By General Dabney H. Maury. [The following papneral of those who took part in the whole campaign in North Mississippi in 1862 against the forces of General Grant, and it id a corps of two strong divisions, both were in the State of Mississippi, and, as events proved, it might have been for the Corinth, Bolivar, and other points in West Tennessee, North Mississippi, and Alabama. Van Dorn having superior rank, but notwagon train like this, not if you were to drain the State of Mississippi of all its teams. We have won the fight this evenirch to a certain and brilliant victory by which the State of Mississippi would have been freed from invasion and the war wou loss. This brilliant blow ended Grant's campaign in North Mississippi, caused the immediate retirement of his army, and ena his unguarded depots, and terminated his campaign in North Mississippi. What was the mysterious influence of this man over
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 13. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), The opening of the lower Mississippi in April, 1862-a reply to Admiral Porter. (search)
The opening of the lower Mississippi in April, 1862-a reply to Admiral Porter. By Captain W. C. Whittle. The Century, illustrated monthly magazine, of April, 1885, contains an article by Admiral David D. Porter, of the United States Navy, entitled The Opening of the Lower Mississippi—April, 1862. Before the article appeared I received a very polite letter from W. Lewis Fraser, Esq., manager of the Century, requesting me, as one of the officers of the Confederate iron-clad Louisiana, to Lower Mississippi—April, 1862. Before the article appeared I received a very polite letter from W. Lewis Fraser, Esq., manager of the Century, requesting me, as one of the officers of the Confederate iron-clad Louisiana, to furnish such a description as I could of the Louisiana, and of her construction, to accompany an article soon to appear in their magazine, enclosing me at the same time a pencil sketch of the vessel, of which he said, from the enclosed drawing furnished by Admiral Porter, we conclude that she was somewhat similar to the Merrimac. I concluded from that clause that Admiral Porter might be the author of the article referred to. I gladly supplied Mr. Fraser with as good a sketch and description