NEAR VICKSBURG, July 3, 1863.
Major-General SHERMAN:
Pemberton wants
conditions to march out paroled, &c. The conditions wanted are such as I
cannot give; I am to submit my propositions at 10 o'clock to-night. I have
directed Steele and Ord to be in readiness to move, as you suggested, the
moment Vicksburg is surrendered. I want Johnston broken up as effectually as
possible, and roads destroyed. I cannot say where you will find the most
effective place to strike; I would say move so as to strike Canton and Jackson,
whichever might seem most desirable.
U.S. GRANT.
SOURCE: 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. 460
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