. The life of General Ulysses S. Grant. Containing a brief but faithful narrative of those military and diplomatic achievements which have entitled him to the confidence and gratitude of his countrymen. seventy thousand men behind those ram- VICTORY AT PITTSBUKG LANDING. 83 parts, though he reported his numbers at forty-seventhousand. General Halleck had a hundred and twentythousand bayonets under his control, with a splendid ar-ray of artillery and siege-guns. He planted his army infront of the rebel works, rearing counter-works, and pre-paring to carry the place by siege. General Grant wasof
. The life of General Ulysses S. Grant. Containing a brief but faithful narrative of those military and diplomatic achievements which have entitled him to the confidence and gratitude of his countrymen. seventy thousand men behind those ram- VICTORY AT PITTSBUKG LANDING. 83 parts, though he reported his numbers at forty-seventhousand. General Halleck had a hundred and twentythousand bayonets under his control, with a splendid ar-ray of artillery and siege-guns. He planted his army infront of the rebel works, rearing counter-works, and pre-paring to carry the place by siege. General Grant wasof the opinion that the enemys works could, withoutdoubt, be carried by assault. He expressed this opinionto General Halleck ; but the suggestion was repelled bythe intimation, that, when General Halleck needed theadvice of General Grant, he would call for it. Themodest soldier did not again obtrude his opinions. The siege of Corinth was now commenced. It wassafely prosecuted, according to the established rules ofmilitary art. The troops were impatient; the generalswere impatient; the country was impatient. The nar-rative of the mortifying result of the siege must bereserved for the next CHAPTER VII. THE SIEGE OP CORINTH AND THE ADVANCE TO VICKSBURG. The Secret Evacuation. — Chagrin of the Army. — General Grant restoredto his Command. — His Headquarters at Corinth.—Plans of Price,Bragg, and Van Dorn. — The Rebel Batteries at Vicksburg. — TheAdvance upon Vicksburg. — Failure of the Canal. — The Lake-Provi-dence Enterprise. — The Moon-Lake Enterprise. — The Yazoo Enter-prise. Y the latter part of May, the national army,in vast strength, was gathered around therebel intrenchments at Corinth ; which werespread over miles of the wild, rugged, soli-tary country. The rebels had occupied allthe important eminences by their batteries, so as to com-mand every approach to their works. The cautious gen-eral moved with great circumspection. There were occa-sional
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