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	Stories from WWII
		Raymond Joseph Riczkus (born - 06 December 1919) was the son of Lithuanian parents.
		Raymond mentioned that being seperated from his buddies was in some ways better because he did not have to witness them being killed or wounded later in battle.
		Raymond was forced to take off one boot at a time and rub his feet throughout the night in an attempt to prevent frostbite.
	www.hbo.com /apps/band/site/client/stories/curated_story.jsp?exid=393 (799 words)

	A Union Soldier's View of the Battle of Raymond
		While certainly not one of the most decisive battles of the American Civil War, the Battle of Raymond is significant because it was one of many encounters necessitated by the Union push toward their major military objective of Vicksburg, Mississippi.
		Determine the outcome of the affair on Raymond Road and assess the significance of the battle.
		To have a clear understanding of the over-all objective of the war is essential to the effectiveness of the soldiers in the field.
	teacherexchange.mde.k12.ms.us /MHNLP/battleofraymondlp.htm (1076 words)

	54th INDIANA INFANTRY (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Consequently, the battles of Major General Ulysses S. Grant's masterful offensive campaign are obscure and often misunderstood in their role as decisive moments in history.
		Not to be forgotten is the Battle of Raymond, Mississippi.
		Raymond, incorporated in 1829, is a scenic Southern town, shaded by towering oaks among the rolling green hills of central Mississippi.
	www.hoosiersoldiers.com /Battles/Raymond.htm (3233 words)

	Biography of Brother William Raymond (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		William Raymond was a man filled with a burning desire to bring the light of Christianity to sub-Saharan Africa.
		Raymond was hired to teach the Africans while Tappan and other Amistad Committee members planned for the trip and the new African mission.
		Raymond's new missionary recruit died of malaria, a constant battle with rats (Raymond killed 164 in a single day) took its emotional toll, and his wife became delusional and had to be sent back to the United States.
	www.law.umkc.edu /faculty/projects/ftrials/amistad/AMI_BRAY.HTM (501 words)

	Chapter XXXIV. Grant, Ulysses S. 1885–86. Personal Memoirs
		When the junction of the road going to Vicksburg with the road from Grand Gulf to Raymond and Jackson was reached, Logan with his division was turned to the left towards Grand Gulf.
		McPherson had encountered the largest force yet met since the battle of Port Gibson and had a skirmish nearly approaching a battle; but the road Logan had taken enabled him to come up on the enemy’s right flank, and they soon gave way.
		His weak condition never put him on the sick report when there was a battle in prospect, as long as he could keep on his feet.
	www.bartleby.com /1011/34.html (2808 words)

	History of Raymond, Mississippi (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Raymond is recognized as one of the oldest towns in Mississippi, having been chartered on December 15, 1830.
		To the contrary, Raymond was born a half-century prior to the war and designated to be the seat of Hinds County.
		During the 1880s, as Raymond recovered from financial ruin, large and beautiful houses were built in town, all reflective of the opulence associated with the Victorian era.
	raymondhistory.org (763 words)

	Raymond Mississippi Resource Guide, City or community of Raymond, Mississippi Facts, Information, Relocation, Real ...
		The population of Raymond is approximately 2,275 (1990).
		Raymond is positioned 32.26 degrees north of the equator and 90.42 degrees west of the prime meridian.
		Raymond is the home of Hinds Community College, the largest community college in Mississippi with an enrollment of over 14,000 students.
	www.usacitiesonline.com /mscountyraymond.htm (391 words)

	Raymond, Mississippi - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Raymond is one of the two county seats of Hinds County (along with Jackson) and is the home of the main campus of Hinds Community College.
		The current location of Raymond is a ridge about a mile from the center of the county, and was selected because the center was low and subject to flooding.
		The Battle of Raymond was fought by Confederate and Union soldiers near Raymond on May 12, 1863 as part of General Ulysses S. Grant's Vicksburg Campaign during the American Civil War.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Raymond,_Mississippi (758 words)

	Battle of Raymond
		During the course of the battle, McPherson massed 22 guns astride the road to support his infantry.
		Union brigades continued to arrive on the field and deploy in line of battle on either side of the Utica road.
		The fight at Raymond cost Gregg 73 killed, 252 wounded, and 190 missing, most of whom were from the 3rd Tennessee and the 7th Texas.
	www.nps.gov /vick/vcmpgn/raymond.htm (372 words)

	Theodore R. Davis (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The ferocity of the battle for Raymond is verified by at least one of Davis’ recollections.
		Simply entitled “The Battle of Raymond,” Davis’ drawing and notes identify the location of Union Captain Samuel DeGolyer’s cannon, one of which sits squarely astride the historic Raymond-Utica road (old Highway 18 on the Raymond battlefield) about two hundred yards south of Fourteenmile Creek.
		Friends of Raymond, a non-profit volunteer organization which was chartered to preserve the history of the Raymond area, will use the sketch on a battlefield marker, next to a replica of one of Captain DeGolyer’s cannon, on virtually the same spot that Davis shakily put his pencil to paper.
	friendsofraymond.org /articles/davis.htm (782 words)

	Jackson metro & state news - The Clarion-Ledger
		RAYMOND — It may not look like it did in 1863 after the Battle of Raymond, but the 24-acre site off Mississippi 18 appears to be under siege.
		The nonprofit group is one of 78 groups in 24 states that is using the efforts of volunteers to restore Civil War-related battlefields, cemeteries and shrines.
		The group may see the fruits of their labor as soon as this fall with the construction of a walking trail and a re-enactment of the Battle of Raymond on Nov. 13.
	www.clarionledger.com /news/0403/21/m03.html (639 words)

	In the Footsteps of History
		The Battle of Elfincourt — based on the lopsided 1415 English victory at Agincourt — was a featured scenario in White Dwarf a number of years back, and the Battle of Bogwurst — based on the 1485 Battle of Bosworth Field — is a semi-historical scenario from the back of the Warhammer rule book.
		Upon arrival, Raymond told the mariners to stand off in midstream — telling them they would not be needed again, and led his troops to the lowlands between the gates of the city and the mountains to the south.
		On a roll of 1-4, King Raymond retains control of the army and his Bretonian Knights must be set up at the front of the deployment area, with mounted squires and allied heavy cavalry taking position behind them.
	www.warmongerclub.com /articles/historybattle.html (2128 words)

	Vintage Books: Confederates in the Attic
		Somewhere during the march to the battle I've lost the ABC crew.
		But then, the battle is young; no one wants to become a casualty in the first five minutes and miss the rest of the action.
		Then, when he takes a hit in battle, he smacks the egg against his forehead and lets the mix of albumen and dye trickle down his face.
	www.randomhouse.com /vintage/confederates/horwitz2.html (688 words)

	How A Battle Is Sketched
		The method of sketching a battle by “our special artist on the spot” is not known to most persons, and droll questions about such work are asked me by all sorts of people.
		Most of them seem to have an idea that all battlefields have some elevated spot upon which the general is located, and that from this spot the commander can see his troops, direct all their maneuvers and courteously furnish special artists an opportunity of sketching the scene.
		A battle is usually fought upon a pre-arranged plan, but most of the circumstances and actors during the actual conflict are unseen by the chief general.
	historymatters.gmu.edu /d/6833 (1361 words)

	Raymond's Churches (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The history of the old churches in Raymond is almost as colorful as the history of Raymond itself.
		Gillespie, that during the Battle of Raymond the good women of the town had prepared food and drinks for the Confederate soldiers.
		Such is the case with the Raymond Methodist Church that was built in 1885 and used through 1939.
	raymondhistory.org /history/series7.htm (903 words)

	Battle of Raymond (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Battle of Raymond "The Road To Jackson" May 12, 1863
		James B. McPherson toward the town of Raymond, 15 miles from Jackson.
		Fascinating Fact: The battle at Raymond did little to prevent the capture of Jackson, which fell to Union forces two days later, on May 14, 1863.
	civilwar.bluegrass.net /battles-campaigns/1863/630512.html (367 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Add to this the fact that the battle was mostly fought in a second-growth forest, and you have a recipe for some serious confusion.
		Grabau freely admits that this is HIS interpretation of the battle, that other interpretations are possible, and that due to all of the conflicting accounts he is sure some mistakes have been made in his account.
		Once this happened, the Federals were able to form a solid line of battle on the northern edge of the woods, and the Battle of Raymond was finished.
	www.brettschulte.net /ACWBooks/RaymondGrabauBGES.doc (2135 words)

	The Battle of Raymond - Francis Vinton Greene
		About 11:00 A. M., he came to a small stream crossing the road, about two miles from Raymond, and on the hills beyond it the enemy was discovered in force, the infantry drawn up in support of two batteries, which were posted in a position to enfilade the road and the bridge over the stream.
		Logan's division followed in pursuit, passing through Raymond at 5:00 P.M., and pursuing the enemy for some distance beyond the town, but being unable to overtake them the men were halted, and went into camp for the night.
		The defense made by the enemy at Raymond induced Grant to believe that their force in the vicinity of Jackson might be stronger than he had supposed; reports reached him moreover that reinforcements were arriving at Jackson, and that Johnston was daily expected at that point to take command in person.
	battleofraymond.org /battleg.htm (852 words)

	Battle at Raymond, Mississippi
		Banners are important, our token of the devotion of our loved ones, we rally to them in battle, and they're not cheap, hand stitched and embroidered as they are.
		We marched up the road until we came to a set battle, with us on the road and Federal infantry in the woods around us, and it looked bad until we got around their right flank and rolled them up, driving them clear across the creek.
		Now there was some inconclusive skirmishing across the creek which we could not cross because of the steep banks, so we went back a little and along a side road to the east where it crossed further up.
	www.mtsu.edu /~mkr2c/raymond.htm (1611 words)

	The Battle Of Champion's Hill, The Confederate View
		The battle of Raymond was reported by the Federals as a very considerable affair, and they had to mourn the loss of 66 killed, 339 wounded and 37 captured.
		The Federal attacks were made almost simultaneously by McPherson on the Raymond road and Sherman on the Clinton road, but they were both held back, the troops behaving with the utmost coolness and courage, until 2 o'clock p.m., when the trains being on their way from the city, the Confederates withdrew in good order.
		As the high water had destroyed the bridge and made the ford impassable on the Raymond road, the army was forced to take the Clinton road across the creek and then, after reaching Champion's Hill, it marched in column down a transverse road until Loring's division reached the Raymond road again.
	www.civilwarhome.com /CHMchampionhill.htm (2888 words)

	Battle of Raymond (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The Battle of Raymond lasted a day before the Confederates were forced to retreat to Jackson.
		This battle convinced Grant that the city of Jackson had to be taken before his siege of Vicksburg.
		Following the Battle of Raymond on May 12th, Grant made his headquarters at Dean's Stand which lies 5 miles to the south of this exhibit.
	members.aol.com /FrankT29/thomfilm/f1097.htm (219 words)

	Battles
		The 12 Battles and/or Campaigns of the Army of the Cumberland
		Battle of Bloody Bridge, or the Battle for Burdens Causeway
		"Rumble on The Rappahannock": The Battle of Chancellorsville
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	Official Site: Friends of Raymond (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		After the training session on the Raymond Interpretive Trail, the group adjourned to the Dupree House for a true Southern feast prepared by Brenda Davis and a crew of her own.
		Raymond’s battlefield, listed by the Civil War Preservation Trust as one of the Ten Most Endangered Civil War Battlefields, will be featured in a documentary entitled “Sacred Soil” tentatively scheduled for a November telecast on the History Channel.
		A Take 2 Entertainment film crew from Pittsburgh, PA, visited Raymond on June 26 to conduct interviews as to the importance of the Battle of Raymond in the Vicksburg Campaign and the efforts of Friends of Raymond to preserve and interpret Raymond’s history.
	friendsofraymond.org (892 words)

	Trudy Alston Diary Inventory (#5032-z)
		She was present during the Battle of Raymond in 1863.
		In 1864, her brother Robert was captured by federal troops, probably during the Battle of Nashville, and interned at Camp Chase, Ohio.
		The diary reports on daily activities of the Alston family and their circle of friends, as well as events such as the death of various acquaintances during the course of the Civil War.
	www.lib.unc.edu /mss/inv/htm/05032.html (460 words)

	Raymond Drug rehab centers referrals for Drugs and Alcohol rehabilitation Treatment Addiction (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Battling not only cravings for their Drug of choice, re-stimulation of their past and changes in the way their brain functions, it is no wonder that quitting Drugs without professional help is an upHill battle.
		Raymond Detox Centers, detox centers Alberta, Ab Drugs and Alcohol detox is the action of getting someone through the withdrawal symptoms of the Drug they are using.The first option for detox is the conventionnal detox.
		Raymond Drug rehab long term,Alberta, Ab Long Term Drug Rehab Centers are Drug rehabs that are approximately between three months and one year.You will find Drug and Alcohol Treatments that the length will be from 2 weeks to one year or more.
	www.drug-rehab.ca /albertadrugrehab/raymond_drug_rehab_centers.htm (1384 words)

	Battle of Raymond - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Battle of Raymond was fought on May 12, 1863, near Raymond, Mississippi, during the American Civil War.
		In Raymond, arriving reinforcements would be supported by Wirt Adams' Cavalry Regiment, which was scouting the roads for indications of a Federal movement towards Jackson.
		This led to the Battle of Jackson on May 14, 1863, which was essentially a rear-guard action for the suddenly timorous Joseph E. Johnston.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Battle_of_Raymond (3953 words)

	Battle of Raymond, 12 May 1863
		The first battle during General Grant’s Big Black River campaign of 1863 (American Civil War).
		Grant gave the casualty figures in the battle as 66 killed, 339 wounded and 37 missing on the Union side, and 100 killed, 305 wounded and 415 captured for the Confederates.
		Of more significance than the casualties was the effect the battle had on the new Confederate commander in Mississippi, General Joseph Johnston.
	www.historyofwar.org /articles/battles_raymond.html (404 words)

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