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Champion Hills on our return from Jackson. Report says that our Division was ordered to report at Vicksburg in three days, while Carr's - being in the advance had four days to make the trip. For the first two day's we kept the rear makeing hardly half the distance, when Gen. Smith went to the Comd. General (Benton) Carr being absent) requesting permission to pass, which was refused with a threat to stop us by force if we undertook it. This raised old Grey beards ire makeing his face twitch more than double quick, who said bring up your men and be d___m I to have got fighting men and by G__ they will fight