You'll remember that he did great work against us in Virginia,
until he was wounded."
"And they'll know, of course, just when to expect us and in what force,"
said Dick. "Slade will tell them that. He probably has a large body of
spies and scouts working under him. But I don't think he'll come inside
our camp again."
"Not likely since he's been recognized," said Warner, thoughtfully.
"But I don't think General Grant is afraid of anything ahead. That's why
he made the separation from our own world so complete, and our men are
out cutting down the telegraph lines, so the Johnnies in Jackson can't
communicate with their own government either. It's important to us that
we take Jackson before Pemberton with his army can come up."
Warner had estimated the plan correctly. Grant, besides cutting
himself off from his own superiors at Washington, was also destroying
communication between the garrison of Jackson and Pemberton's army of
Vicksburg, which was not far away. The two united might beat him,
but he meant to defeat them separately, and then besiege Vicksburg.
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