. Reminiscences; the story of an emigrant. t returned to the tent the conversationturned to the newspaper clamor and general discontent 72 Story of an Emigrant. because Yicksburg was not yet taken, upon whicli the gen-eral expressed himself in the following words: I could makeanother assault and hasten the capture a few days, but willnot do it because I know positively that within ten days thegarrison must surrender anyhow, for I have got them, andwill take them all. Let them howl. I dont care, I havegot Pemberton tight as wax. Saying which, he closed hisright hand and laid it on the little ca
. Reminiscences; the story of an emigrant. t returned to the tent the conversationturned to the newspaper clamor and general discontent 72 Story of an Emigrant. because Yicksburg was not yet taken, upon whicli the gen-eral expressed himself in the following words: I could makeanother assault and hasten the capture a few days, but willnot do it because I know positively that within ten days thegarrison must surrender anyhow, for I have got them, andwill take them all. Let them howl. I dont care, I havegot Pemberton tight as wax. Saying which, he closed hisright hand and laid it on the little camp table with suchforce that I noticed the veins filling and turning blue on theback of his hand. These two little incidents give a key toGen. Grants whole character, and the secret of his unpar-alleled success, not only in winning battles, but in baggingthe entire opposing force. A week later Yicksburg fell into our hands. We tookthirty-two thousand prisoners, fifteen generals, two thou-sand other officers, and nearly two hundred GENERALS GRANT AND PEMBERTON. About a week after the surrender of Yicksburg the Third Story of an Emigrant. 73 regiment was transferred to the Seventh army corps, underthe command of Gen. Fred. Steele, and took part in the cam-paign against Little Rock. In the beginning of September,when we were only ten miles from Little Rock, our regimentenjoyed the distinction of marching at the head of the infant-ry column. We came upon the Confederate batteries on thewest bank of the Arkansas river, where a brisk cannonadewas opened. This combat afforded the most beautiful sightimaginable, if carnage and slaughter may be called stood on the east side of the river, the the west. The v^ater being very low, a steamer had beengrounded about an eighth of a mile above us, and near thesteamer the water was so shallow that the cavalry couldford the river; but just in front of the Third regiment thewater vt^as so deep that we had to t
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