Head Quarters, Dept. of
the Tn.
Near Vicksburg, June
5th/63
Brig. Gen. N. Kimball,
Comd.g Advance Forces,
Mechanicsburg Miss.
GEN.
Your dispatch is just received. I will renew my instructions not to run any risk of
having your forces cut off from the main body. If Mechanicsburg is not safely
tenable fall back to Oak Ridge Post Office or Hain’s Bluff as necessity may
dictate. Should you move back of course you will direct the transports and Gunboats at Satartia to fall back
to such position as will be most
advantageous to you.
I am exceedingly anxious to learn the probable force of the
enemy on the West side of the Black River. Keep me constantly informed of all
you may be able to learn.
Very respectfully
U. S. GRANT
Maj. Gen. Com
SOURCE: John Y. Simon, Editor, The Papers of Ulysses S. Grant, Volume 8: April 1-July 6, 1863, p.
316
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