the confederates surrendered to the union at appomattox court house.
the confederates surrendered to the union at appomattox court house.
where did the confederates surrender to the union?
appomattox court house
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ord advanced toward iuka on the night of september 18 and skirmishing ensued between his reconnaissance patrol and confederate pickets, about six miles (10 km) from iuka, before nightfall. rosecrans was late, having farther to march over roads mired in mud; furthermore, one of his divisions took a wrong turn and had to countermarch to the correct road. on the night of september 18, he notified grant that he was 20 miles away, but planned to start marching again at 4:30 a.m. and should reach iuka by midafternoon on september 19. considering this delay, grant ordered ord to move within 4 miles of the town, but to await the sound of fighting between rosecrans and price before engaging the confederates. ord demanded that the confederates surrender, but price refused. price received dispatches from van dorn suggesting that their two armies rendezvous at rienzi for attacks on the union army forces in the area, so price ordered his men to prepare for a march the next day. rosecrans's army marched early on september 19, but instead of using two roads as originally planned—the jacinto and fulton roads, approaching iuka from the southwest and southeast—it followed only the jacinto road. rosecrans was concerned that if he used both roads, the halves of his divided force could not realistically support each other if the confederates attacked.
battle of iuka