NEAR VICKSBURG, MISS., June 27, 1863.
Maj. Gen. H. W. HALLECK, General-in- Chief:
Joe Johnston has
postponed his attack until he can receive 10,000 re-enforcements, now on their
way from Bragg's army. They are expected early next week. I feel strong enough
against this increase, and do not despair of having Vicksburg before they
arrive. This latter, however, I may be disappointed in. I may have to abandon
protection to the leased plantations from here to Lake Providence, to resist a
threat from Kirby Smith's troops. The location of these leased plantations was
most unfortunate, and against my judgment. I wanted them put north of the White
River.
U. S. GRANT,
Major-General.
SOURCE: The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 24, Part 1 (Serial No. 36), p. 43-4
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