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Unsure if McPherson's XVII Corps was strong enough to take the city, Grant ordered McPherson to attack Jackson from the northwest, while Major General William T. Sherman's XV Corps struck from the southwest. [6] Johnston, who had a reputation for defeatism, [7] [8] arrived in Jackson on May 13. About 6,000 Confederate troops held the city ...
XVII Corps was a corps of the Union Army during the American Civil War.It was organized December 18, 1862 as part of Ulysses S. Grant's Army of the Tennessee.It was most notably commanded by Maj. Gen. James B. McPherson and Maj. Gen. Francis P. Blair II, and served in the Western Theater.
Grant left Sherman's corps in Jackson with orders to destroy anything of military value. [51] Sherman's men destroyed infrastructure in the city, including factories, warehouses, foundries, railroad tracks, telegraph wires and other property of military or economic value. [52] [53] [54] Sherman's corps left Jackson on May 16, 1863. [55]
To Sherman's left, Major General John A. McClernand's XIII Corps covered the crossing of the Big Black River, and on the Union right was Major General John B. McPherson's XVII Corps. McPherson, who lacked experience in leading a sizable body of men in independent command, was directed to advance to Raymond via Utica. [12] [13] [14] McPherson's ...
McPherson. James Birdseye McPherson (/məkˈfərsən/) (November 14, 1828 – July 22, 1864) was a career United States Army officer who served as a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. McPherson was on the general staff of Henry Halleck and later of Ulysses S. Grant and was with Grant at the Battle of Shiloh.
Belhaven is a historic district and one of Jackson's oldest neighborhoods and cultural centers as well as home to many of the city's oldest houses and buildings. Many popular and successful locally owned businesses are located within Belhaven, including a number of restaurants, shops, stores , and a bed and breakfast inn .
Alcorn State 52, Jackson State 34, (November 19, 1994) - Steve McNair's penultimate college game was played in front of 62,512 fans inside Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium as the annual JSU-Alcorn rivalry reached a fever pitch. McNair capped off his campaign for the Heisman with a 533-yard performance.
Tougaloo College established near Jackson. 1870 People's Journal begins publication. [13] Mississippi Penitentiary Library established. [4] 1882 - Natchez-Jackson railway begins operating. [6] 1883 - Jackson College for Negroes in operation. [3] 1885 - Yazoo City-Jackson railway begins operating. [6] 1890 Constitutional Convention held. [3 ...