Wednesday, May 12, 2010

Monday [May] 11 [1863]

"Battle of Raymond"
Genl Gregg with one brigade
fights Logan's Division
near Raymond - has to fall
back towards Jackson -
Few reinforcements arriving
at Jackson - under Gist
and Walker

Brigadier General John Gregg (1828-1864) Later killed during Grant's Overland Campaign.

Major General John A."Black Jack" Logan (1826-1886) later a Congressman and Senator for Illinois and unsuccessful candidate for Vice President in the election of 1884.

General States Rights Gist (1831-1864) After Vicksburg he was assigned to the Army of the Tennessee and was killed in the Battle of Franklin during Hood's invasion of Tennessee.

Major General William Henry Talbot Walker (1816-1864) Later killed in the battle for Atlanta.

No comments:

Post a Comment