Sherman wrecks the railroads at Jackson
May 15, 1863, Jackson, Mississippi.
- Date
- May 15, 1863
- Where
- Jackson, Mississippi
- What happened
- Burned
- Event
- 68 of 174
Grant's army took Jackson on May 14 as the Confederates evacuated supplies. On May 15 Sherman's corps destroyed the rail lines in all four directions, burning ties and bending rails, and destroyed the railroad bridge over the Pearl River. They also burned a textile plant and other manufacturing works.
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