Identifier: civilwarthroughc00elso (find matches)
Title: The Civil War through the camera : hundreds of vivid photographs actually taken in Civil War times, together with Elson's new history
Year: 1912 (1910s)
Authors: Elson, Henry William, 1857- Brady, Mathew B., ca. 1823-1896 Civil War Semi-centennial Society Patriot Pub. Co., Springfield, Mass
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Publisher: Springfield, Mass. : Patriot Pub. Co.
Contributing Library: Lincoln Financial Collection
Digitizing Sponsor: The Institute of Museum and Library Services through an Indiana State Library LSTA Grant

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WHERE GRANTS CAMPAIGN WAS HALTED The Courthouse at Oxford, Mississippi. The second attempt to capture Vicksburg originated with Grant.Since he had sprung into fame at Fort Donelson early in 186L2, he had done little to strengthen his reputa-tion; but to all urgings of his removal Lincoln replied: I cant spare this man; he fights. He proposedto push southward through Mississippi to seize Jackson, the capital. If this could be accomplished, Vicks-burg (fifty miles to the west) would become untenable. At Washington his plan was overruled to theextent of dividing his forces. Sherman, with a separate expedition, was to move from Memphis down theMississippi directly against Vicksburg. It was Grants hope that by marching on ho could unite withSherman in an assault upon this key to the Mississippi. Pushing forward from Grand Junction, sixtymiles, Grant reached Oxford December 5, lSGJ, but his supplies were still drawn from Columbus, Ken-tucky, over a single-track road to Holly Springs, and th

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