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From Army of Potomac Dispatches Vicksburg News
Special correspondence reports heavy fighting and evacuations around Vicksburg with Union and Confederate positions described on the front. The article notes heavy casualties and shifts in Rebel picket lines as Grant and Sherman move toward decisive actions along the Mississippi. It mentions Gen Lee and Washington policy debates and cites reports of rebel forces evacuating to new positions while Union troops press advances on multiple fronts.
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