I Am Too Late: The Four Words That Doomed Jackson
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A Confederate general decides Jackson is lost in four words as Union columns close; can a rearguard buy the hours needed to save the wagons?I Am Too Late: The Four Words That Doomed JacksonIn this episode, we follow the tense hours around May 14, 1863, as Confederate command makes a fateful decision and a small rearguard tries to hold the line. What choices were made, who stayed to fight, and how much time could they buy?Date: May 14, 1863Person: Joseph JohnstonLocation: Jackson, MississippiPerson: John GreggEvent: Evacuation and rear-guard action- Johnston arrived in Jackson with roughly six thousand men and sent the telegram reading "I am too late."- Brigadier General John Gregg received orders at 3:00 a.m. to hold blocking positions and a key bridge while the army evacuated.- Gregg commanded about seventeen hundred men deployed across two blocking positions and a bridge defended by Colonel A. P. Thompson's thousand-man force.- Union forces converging included McPherson at Clinton and Sherman's column from Mississippi Springs, totaling around sixty thousand men in pursuit.- Recent rains swelled Lynch Creek, making the single bridge the only viable crossing and setting the clock the wagons needed to clear.Tired of ads? Listen to this podcast and 200+ more ad-free on OBOMEDIA.Try it free for 7 days, cancel anytime: https://obomedia.com/en/gratis?ref=desc-7289307© 2026 Created by an independent creator of the OBOMEDIA Network. All rights reserved.This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the property of their respective creator, who is solely responsible for them, and are distributed by the OBOMEDIA Network on platforms such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, and Pocket Casts. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without the creator's prior written permission is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: [email protected].
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