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The broken telegraph line slowed the warning - did Grant make it?
A Union general pushes 40,000 men into Mississippi, but a crucial supply depot is left vulnerable to a Confederate cavalry raid.
The broken telegraph line slowed the warning - did Grant make it?
This episode explores the critical events leading up to the Confederate raid on Holly Springs, Mississippi, in December 1862. It examines how a series of misjudgments and communication failures put a major Union offensive at risk.
Event: Holly Springs Raid
Date: December 20, 1862
Location: Holly Springs, Mississippi
Union Commander: General Ulysses S. Grant
Confederate Commander: General Earl Van Dorn…
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