| From Chattanooga Daily Rebel |
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| May 28, 1863 |
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| Battles of Raymond and Baker's Creek |
| ***** |
| Leaving Mobile on the 15st
inst, I arrived at Meridian on time, and the next morning obtained
passage on a transport train for Forrest, where our troops were being
united under Genl. Gist. |
| The first evidence we had of
the Federals was about eight miles from Jackson, where we found the rail
prized up and bent. This was repaired in ten minutes. We then proceeded
to the 48 mile post from Vicksburg and some 7 1/2 to 8 miles of Jackson;
here the wires were cut in two placed and torn down for the city. Mr.
Flannery had them up and in working order by night. The Southern
{(of Mississippi)} road we found torn up
badly. All of the bridges, large and small, were burned. This was done
in places amounting to about one mile of track destroyed in all, to the
bridge over Pearl river, which was also burned but not seriously. ***** |
| {very poor copy of
the newspaper; the miles fro Vicksburg and Jackson are uncertain} |
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