Grierson's raid through the
state kicking up a thun-
dering rumpus
Colonel Benjamin H. Grierson with 1700 cavalry left La Grange, Tenn on April 17 on a raid into Mississippi to divert attention from Grant's Vicksburg offensive. By the 27th they were deep in Confederate territory.
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many thanks for doing a great job of putting these online yours david stewart.. from blackburn, west lothian, scotland, u.k.
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