R A Y M . THOMP S O from the Battles of the Civil W ar In the Spring of 1863 General Raymond roads. With Loring's Division Grant was in trouble. So again-as he had covering their withdrawal Stevenson's and done at Shiloh- Grant threw away the rule Bowen 's Divisions retreated toward Baker's book. Creek. On May 7, after Sherman's Corps had crescent shaped ridge near the Champion The pursuit was so hot however that joined the Union Army, swelling it to plantation home and involved three par­ Loring's Division was cut off. Leaving 45,000 men, Grant started toward J ackson. a llel roads leading from Edwards Station wagons, c<~ nn o n and even cooking utensils O n May 12, at the crossroads village of to R aymond. H ere Pemberton had placed Loring's shattered force was able to join Raymond 15 miles from J ackson, the Con· his artillery to make a stand and one of with Johnston after a three day march fede1a te brigade of Brigadier General John his three divisions-led by General Bowen, around the Union Army. Pemberton re­ Gregg also tried to stop Grant's advance, General Loring and Major General Carter treated toward Vi cksburg and that night but was driven back on the city which L. Stevenson-covered each of the three took position at Big Black River only 12 Grant's speeding columns attacked on roads. The Union Army was moving west miles east of the city. May 14. T he Union infantry stormed the on these same parall el roads. In the bloody Battle of Champion's Hill trenches, dri ving the Confederates before T he battle started shortly before noon the numbers actually engaged were · prac­ th em and ca pturing J ackso n with 35 guns on the 16th when Hovey's Union Division, tica lly equal, although the Union Army and much equipment. General J ohnston supported by Logan's Division, attacked had a large reserve close at hand. Pember­ and his 12,000 outnumbered defenders had on the north road which passed over the ton lost nearl y 4,000 men, not counting held back the Union assault only long slope of Champion's Hill. Stevenson's Con­ Loring's entire division lost to his army, enough to remove some va lua bl e stores and federate Di vision opened a heavy fire on Grant's casualties were about 2,500, with records of the state ca pital and withdrew the ad va ncing Union lines which, however, H ovey's Division which bore the brunt of the arm y itself. took the ridge and captured 11 guns. the ba ttle losing one-third of its strength Grant spent no time in J ackso n. H aving Pemberton then switched Bowen's Divi­ in dead or wounded . intercepted a telegram from J ohnston to sion to stop the break through. Bowen The nex t day's Battle of Big Black River Pemberton ordering the immediate junc­ formed his lines, counter attacked, dis­ was merely an extension of Champion's ti on of th eir two commands, G rant left lodged the Union infantry and recaptured Hill. Pemberton, not knowing Loring's herm an to des troy the railroad yards <~ ll but two of the guns. Division had been cut off, had entrenched and tores, and started back wes t again By 3:30 in the afternoon Grant was com­ his badly battered army at the Big Black th e next morning to prevent J ohnston 's pell ed to reinforce his own hard pressed to hold the bridges for Loring to rejoin. army th at had evacua ted J ackson from right. Massed Union batteries began con­ H owever, on the approach of the Union circling north a nd joining Pemberton at cen tra ting th eir fire on Bowen's position Army instead of Loring the next morning, Edwards tation close to Big Black Rive r. supported by Union infantry a ttacks all the Confederates has tily retreated across On the mo rning of Ma y 16 G ra nt's a long the li ne. Bowe n 's division, however, the bridges and burned them , effectively ni on troops made contact with Pem­ did not retire until 4 o'clock in the after­ halting immediate pursuit. berton's 17 ,000 men on their way to join noon and then onl y on the approach of two As Gran t's engineers started rebuilding John ton at Champion Hill , resulting in fresh Union divisions along one of the them the stocky little General strode up th e bloodie t acti on of this entire Vicks­ and down impati ently. At last-il fter 17 burg ca mpaign. day of hard figh ti ng and hard marching he The Battle of Champion's H ill, between was in unopposed reach of his objective­ Vi cksburg and J ackson on the labama THE GIBRALTAR OF THE CONFED­ and Vi cksburg R. R . centered around a ER CY. 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