1863 Civil War headline newspaper w detailed MAP Capture of JACKSON Mississippi

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1863 Civil War headline newspaper w detailed MAP Capture of JACKSON Mississippi
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SEE PHOTO(s) - COMPLETE ORIGINAL Civil War NEWSPAPER, the
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dated July 23, 1863. This original newspaper contains a prominent 8" x 5" detailed map of JACKSON, Mississippi, a bold banner headline that reads: "THE CAPTURE OF THE CAPITAL OF MISSISSIPPI" and long detailed coverage of the
Union forces capturing Jackson, Mississippi in the JACKSON EXPEDITION of July, 1863
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Great display item for a present-day resident of Jackson, MS interested in local Jackson Civil War history
The Jackson Expedition occurred in the aftermath of the surrender of Vicksburg, Mississippi in July 1863. Union Maj. Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman led the expedition to clear General Joseph E. Johnston's relief effort from the Vicksburg area. The mission was successful and helped ensure that the Mississippi River remained in Union possession for the remainder of the war.
On July 10, the Union Army had taken up position around Jackson. The heaviest fighting came on July 12, during an unsuccessful Union attack. Brig. Gen. Jacob Gartner Lauman ordered a brigade under Col. Isaac C. Pugh to attack the Confederate works manned by Brig. Gen. Daniel Weisiger Adams's brigade. As a result, Lauman was relieved of command for failing to properly carry out the orders of his superior, Maj. Gen. Edward Ord, which resulted in heavy casualties. Instead of risking entrapment, Johnston chose to evacuate the state capital and withdrew on July 16. Sherman's forces occupied the city on the following day.
The re-capture of the city effectively ended the last threat to Vicksburg.
After Jackson was captured in May, 1863, the forces of Johnston and Pemberton were cut off from each other. On May 16, Grant's men defeated Pemberton decisively at the Battle of Champion Hill. By May 18, the Union soldiers had reached Vicksburg and placed the city under siege. The siege of Vicksburg continued until July 4, when Pemberton surrendered. During the siege, reinforcements from across the Confederacy continued to be diverted to Johnston, who eventually amassed 32,000 men. Named the Army of Relief, Johnston's force did not move against Grant until July 1, and then upon reaching the Union lines at the Big Black River two days later, decided that the defenses could not be taken and did not bring on a battle. Johnston ordered a retreat on the 5th, and on July 7, Johnston's retreating troops reoccupied Jackson. Grant responded by sending Sherman with 46,000 men to follow Johnston. This movement, known as the Jackson Expedition, reached the city of July 10. The city was soon placed under siege; a limited Union attack that mistakenly occurred was repulsed on July 12. Johnston again abandoned Jackson on the night of July 16/17.
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