. Military history and reminiscences of the Thirteenth regiment of Illinois volunteer infantry in the civil war in the United States,1861-65 . ion) that on that very evening, fearing anattack, and not enough other troops available for a safe resist-ance, he was obliged to eat crow, and unconditionally releasethe regiment from arrest. Out of respect, we visited the homes of General Frenchand Dr. Thompson, who, under pressure, subscribed liberallyfrom their corn-cribs and smoke-houses, to the Union cause. Failing to induce the rebels to stand and give battle thatwould be decisive of anything, an
. Military history and reminiscences of the Thirteenth regiment of Illinois volunteer infantry in the civil war in the United States,1861-65 . ion) that on that very evening, fearing anattack, and not enough other troops available for a safe resist-ance, he was obliged to eat crow, and unconditionally releasethe regiment from arrest. Out of respect, we visited the homes of General Frenchand Dr. Thompson, who, under pressure, subscribed liberallyfrom their corn-cribs and smoke-houses, to the Union cause. Failing to induce the rebels to stand and give battle thatwould be decisive of anything, and having largely diminishedthe sources of abundant supply for feeding General Peniber-tons army in Vicksburg, General Steele concluded that hehad accomplished all that could be done under the circum-stances, returned to Greenville, and on the 24th of April, thefleet, including the John H. Groesbeck,on which our regimentwas embarked, returned to Youngs Point. During our three weeks absence up the river, events wereshaping and hastening to their fulfillment, which were to giveto history the siege and surrender of Vicksburg. CHAPTER GREAT MOVEMENT FOR TURNING THE ENEMYS LEFT FLANK.—THE MARCH SOUTH DOWN THE RIGHT BANK.—FERRY-ING GRANTS ARMY.—SIEGE. ).T WAS necessary to General Grants plan ofcampaign, that a large number of the trans-ports then above Vicksburg, and the neces-sary gun-boat convoys should be massed belowthe city, to be used both as supply boats andferry-boats. To accomplish this they must run theblockade past the Vicksburg experiments that had so far been tried by sendingsingle vessels by these formidable batteries, not excepting themodest a?id imperturbable old dummy, with its Quaker bow-gun,and its flour-barrel smoke-stack, which had so badly scaredthe rebels out of their boots, had demonstrated to GeneralGrants satisfaction, that instead of the apparent certainty ofsailing into the very jaws of death, it was in reality one ofthe most eco
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