Northeast Ohio and the Civil War: Primary Source Manuscripts at Cleveland Public Library

11 literally ran over by the men in their eagerness to enter claimed that the white flag was raised without his knowledge or concent ^and^ that he had not and would never surrender, not not withstanding his ^expostulations^ he and 5000 of his men were put aboard transports and sent to Memphis, with ^the addition of^ two full regiments that came in the darkness of the following night ^within the confines of the earthworks^ and were marched from their stacked arms to be informed that they were prisoners of war.

It is needless to say that this victory had the desired effect upon the men: and we were again headed for the Mississippi to inaguerate the ^second and more^ earnest work^ of takeing to take of taking Vicksburg. The river was very high, The levees had been neglected and the country was in^un^dated, ^for miles^ with only now and then a dry spot suitable for camps

Vicksburg is directly opposite the peninsula formed by an immense bend 30 miles around and but two miles accross. We landed at Young's Point a few miles above for the purpose of cutting a canal accross histhe peninsula which would leave the city several miles inland. The work was prosicuted with vigor ^and^ with the hope that when a certain depth was reached the current

18 and Johnston were encountered at Champion Hills the real battle of the Vicksburg Campaign in which Hovey's division alone lost 5000 men and Johnston escaped to the rear by a flank movement. The battle of Black river [bridge] was fought the next day mainly by [illegible] brigade, which charged the enemy (who had set fire to the bridge over Black River) and captured a great number of prisoners

It was this battle that caused the mis understanding between Grant and [McClernand?] on account of the latters disregard of an order to hold the enemy while Sherman made a detour to prevent Pemberton from going into Vicksburg The successful issue of the battle made it an expedient for Grant to relieve him at that time, but it was done after an unsuccessful assault on the 19th of May, [McClernand?] claimed that he had possession of part of the works on the left of the Jackson railroad and if reenforced he could hold them. As a matter of fact Sergeant Griffith and eleven men of Stowe's Iowa regiment did get into the works, but could not remain. McArthurs division came as re enforcements at 4 oclock: Meantime the enemy had massed to defend the vulnerable [point]. McArthur moved forward and

15 1/2 and did de camp on the staff of the General commanding of the 13th Army Corps in which capacity the balance of my service in the Vicksburg campaign was performed.

Late in the spring the 13th Army Corps was moved to better camping ground at Milligans Bend, a short time afterward I received orders to accompany an expedition commanded by Col Tom Bennett. composed of the 69th Indiana a squadron of the 2d Ills, Cavalry Col, [illegible] a company of pioneers under Capt Patterson our instructions were to find a practical road accross the country for the passage of an army.

The first obstacle encoutered was Houndaway Bayou which was speedily bridged by our pioneers and we proceeded parallel with the bayou making it naviable for scorrs as we advanced by removing trees The scorrs or small flat boats were numerous and when found were pressed into service, We Borrowing the idea from the navy we improvised a gunboat by mounting a couple of Howitzers on one of them, of which the opposing force under Harrison gave a wide berth, until we reached James Plantation where they stubbornly seemed to gain courage resisted our advance, and worried us a good deal. but I think we worried them the most and finally at all events we reached the Mississippi at New Carthage 25 miles below Vicksburg, [illegible] Bayou and the road we had partly discovered but mainly

118 Ills. Col John G Fonda 49 Ind. Col James G Keigwin Maj Arther J L Hawhe Lt Col Joseph H Thornton. 69th Ind Col Thomas W Bennett. Lt Col Oran Perry. 7th Ky. Maj H W Adams. Lt Col John Lucas. Col Reuben May. 120 Ohio. Col Marcus M Spiegel

54 Indiana Col Fielding Mansfield 22d Ky. Lt Co Geo W Monroe. 16th Ohio Capt Eli W. Botsford Maj Milton Mills 42nd Ohio Lt Col Don A. Pardee. Maj Wm H. Williams Col Lionel A Sheldon 114 Col John Cradlebaugh. Lt Col John H Kelly Cavalry. { 5 Cos 2d Ills Lt Col Danl B Bush { 3 Cos 3 Ills Capt John L Campbell { 7 Cos 6th Mo Col Clark J. Wright

16th Indiana Col Thos J Lucas. Maj Jas Redfield 60 Indiana Col. Richard Owen 67 Indiana Lt Col Theo E Buehler. 83d Ohio Col Frederick W Moore. 96th Ohio Col Joseph W Vance 23d Wisconsin Col Jushua A Guppy Lt Col Wm Vilas

77th Ill. Col David P. Grier 130 Ill Col Nathaniel Niles 97 Ill Col Friend S Rutherford Lt Col Lewis D Martin. 19th Ky. Lt Col John Cowan. Maj Josiah J Mann 48th Ohio. Lt Col Job R. Parker Col. Peter J Sullivan.

Artillery:- Chicago Mercantile Battery. Capt Patrick H White 17th Ohio Battery Capt Ambrose A Blount Capt Charles S Rice.

[right margin sideways] Thirteenth Army Corps Maj Genl J. A. McClernand Maj Genl Edward Q. C. Ord. Escort Co "L" 3d Ill Cavalry, Capt David R Sparks, Pioneers. Ind Co. Ky Infty Capt W. T. Patterson,

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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1865.

T.J. Moore hermitage. Hickory Co. Mo.

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1865.

Privates. Thos Armstrong George Anerson Henry Albert Philip C Adams Chas E Barnes Wm Bogenrife George B Carle Harv Calberson James Calberson Wm Claybaugh Lewis O Cline David [Defebaugh?] Jesse Bunker Wm Bennett Benj P Elliott Wm A Goans Wm Gifford John M Gibson

MAMORANDA January the 1st loand to war Claybough Do I Armstrong to Do I Gibson to one Thomas Finigan sold one Deffebaugh one great coat for one cline, tobaco B J. Roby

while serving three years in the army of the united states of america, a part of 62 and 62 and 64 and 65 freed the negro and came home to mammy.

MONDAY, AUGUST 14, 1865. [numbers in long division]

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 16, 1865. [numbers in long division]

THURSDAY, AUGUST 17, 1865. [numbers in long division]