SPECIAL ORDERS, No. 134.
HDQRS. DEPT. OF THE
TENNESSEE,
Near Vicksburg,
Miss., May 19, 1863 -11.16 a.m.
Army corps commanders will push forward carefully, and gain
as close position as possible to the enemy's works until 2 p.m. At that hour
they will fire three volleys of artillery from all the pieces in position. This
will be the signal for a general charge of all the corps along the whole line.
When the works are carried, guards will be placed by all
division commanders, to prevent their men from straggling from their companies.
By order of Maj. Gen. U.S. Grant:
JNO. A. RAWLINS,
Assistant
Adjutant-General.
SOURCES: The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of
the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume
24, Part 3 (Serial No. 38), p. 329; John Y. Simon, Editor, The Papers of Ulysses S. Grant, Vol. 8:
April 1 – July 6, 1863, p. 237
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