These were soon reinforced by the remaining brigade of Logan's division and Crocker's division of the 17th corps.

On the 7th of May I was further reinforced by Sherman with two divisions of his, the 15th corps.

My total force was then about thirty-three thousand men.
The enemy occupied Grand Gulf, Haines' Bluff and Jackson with a force of nearly sixty thousand men.

Jackson is fifty miles east of Vicksburg and is connected with it by a railroad.

My first problem was to capture Grand Gulf to use as a base.
Bruinsburg is two miles from high ground.