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Anderson's and other brigades. After the bloody defeat of Breckinridge on the other side of the river, Anderson moved to his support, and remained in line of battle January 3d. In the Virginia and Maryland campaigns of 1862, under Johnston, Jackson and Lee, Mississippians were also conspicuous. Mississippians were on guard at Yorktown under Magruder during April, 1862, and in the sortie of April 5th the Second battalion, Lieut.-Col. John G. Taylor, demonstrated their valor; and in the batder the impression that they were surrounded. On his return Stuart hastened to recommend the promotion of Martin to a colonelcy and the increase of his battalion to a full regiment. In the meantime the Sixteenth Mississippi was fighting with Jackson in the valley of the Shenandoah. Its brigade, Trimble's, bore the brunt of the fight at Cross Keys, when Col. Carnot Posey and Lieuts. J. B. Coleman and W. R. Brown were wounded. Besides these, 6 men were killed and 25 wounded. General Trimble
General Buford were transferred from Port Hudson to Jackson. General Chalmers, as soon as he had recovered fro Rangers. Fourth military district, headquarters Jackson. Brig.-Gen. John Adams commanding. First Chocn. Later in April Gregg's brigade was also sent to Jackson. These additions probably increased the fighting s was to defend Vicks. burg first and last, leaving Jackson to be defended by Adams, reinforced from Port Hudsohad been sent with his brigade from Bragg's army to Jackson, to son join Gregg, the united force to strike the e brigade, about 3,000 strong, reached Raymond from Jackson on the evening of the 11th, and found the people in the 14th, General Gregg, having been informed that Jackson must be evacuated, was ordered to hold back the Fed Dillon, and answered: Our being compelled to leave Jackson makes your plan impracticable. The only mode by why the Federal commander, leaving Sherman to destroy Jackson as a railroad center and manufacturing city, hurrie