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In November 1862, General Ulysses S. Grant began the Mississippi Central Railroad Campaign down the line with the ultimate goal of capturing Vicksburg, Mississippi, in conjunction with General William Tecumseh Sherman. Grant established a base in Holly Springs and began advancing south along the railroad.
By the end of October, Grant massed almost 50,000 Federal troops around Memphis and Corinth, Mississippi. [3] Grant planned to move south along the Mississippi Central Railroad with 40,000 troops. [2] As he awaited approval from Union General-in-chief Henry Halleck, Grant began concentrating five divisions at Grand Junction, Tennessee. When ...
Late in 1862, Confederate forces devastated the Mississippi Central Railroad, halting the Union invasion. [13] General Grant later resumed the offensive, pursuing the Vicksburg Campaign along the river, where steamboats could deliver supplies.
By November 1862, Northern Mississippi was securely in the hands of the Union army after key, yet costly, wins at Shiloh, Iuka, and Corinth.General Ulysses S. Grant began the Mississippi Central Railroad Campaign, an overland push (following the main rail line through the heart of Mississippi, capturing the towns and rail along the way) into Mississippi with the goal of capturing Vicksburg in ...
The engagement at Jackson occurred during Confederate Brig. Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest's Expedition into West Tennessee, between December 11, 1862, and January 1, 1863. Forrest wished to interrupt the rail supply line to Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant 's army, campaigning down the Mississippi Central Railroad.
Grant's Central Mississippi Campaign, operations on the Mississippi Central Railroad, November 2, 1862, to January 4, 1863. Reconnaissance from LaGrange November 8–9, 1862. Reconnaissance from Davis Mills to Coldwater November 12–13.
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Operations on the Mississippi Central Railroad November 1862 to January 1863. Duty at Colliersville and Memphis until April. Ordered to Young's Point, Louisiana, then to Grand Gulf, Mississippi, and duty there until June 12. Siege of Vicksburg, Mississippi, June 15-July 4. Advance on Jackson, Mississippi, July 4–10. Siege of Jackson July 10–17.