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... Sherman , should go to Mem- phis with one division of the army , pick up the new levies gathered there ( which Grant assumed were solely to reinforce his command ) , and attack Vicksburg from the river , while Grant himself worked down ...
... Sherman , should go to Mem- phis with one division of the army , pick up the new levies gathered there ( which Grant assumed were solely to reinforce his command ) , and attack Vicksburg from the river , while Grant himself worked down ...
Page 362
... Sherman to War Department , May 14 We have been fighting all day , pressing the enemy and gaining substantial advantage at all points . The troops fight well and every- thing goes smoothly . We intend to fight Johnston until he is satis ...
... Sherman to War Department , May 14 We have been fighting all day , pressing the enemy and gaining substantial advantage at all points . The troops fight well and every- thing goes smoothly . We intend to fight Johnston until he is satis ...
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... Sherman took this pretty hard . He had never been with the Secretary in that relation of mutual easy confidence which Stanton maintained with , for instance , Grant and Wilson ; both men were too prickly . ( The incident of Sherman ...
... Sherman took this pretty hard . He had never been with the Secretary in that relation of mutual easy confidence which Stanton maintained with , for instance , Grant and Wilson ; both men were too prickly . ( The incident of Sherman ...
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