United States; a history: the most complete and most popular history of the United States of America from the aboriginal times to the present . the works awav, and the enterprise ended in failure. Then anotheranal was begin, only to be abandoned. Finally, in the first days ofApril, it was determined at all hazards to run the fleet past the Vicksburgbatteries. Accordingly, on the night of the 16th, the boats were madready and silently dropped down the river. All of a sudden the gunsburs! forth with terrible discharges of shot and shell, pelting the prang * See Appendix H. 512 HISTORY OF T
United States; a history: the most complete and most popular history of the United States of America from the aboriginal times to the present . the works awav, and the enterprise ended in failure. Then anotheranal was begin, only to be abandoned. Finally, in the first days ofApril, it was determined at all hazards to run the fleet past the Vicksburgbatteries. Accordingly, on the night of the 16th, the boats were madready and silently dropped down the river. All of a sudden the gunsburs! forth with terrible discharges of shot and shell, pelting the prang * See Appendix H. 512 HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES. steamers; but they went by with comparatively little damage, and founda safe position below the city. Elated with the successful pas-sage of his fleet, General Grantnow marched his land-forces downthe right bank of the Mississippiand formed a junction with thesquadron. On the 30th of Aprilhe crossed the river at Bruinsburg,and on the following day foughtand defeated the Confederates atPort Gibson. The evacuation ofGrand Gulf, at the mouth of theBig Black River, followed imme-diately afterword. The Union armyOn the mornina; of. VICKSBURG AND VICINITY, 1863. now swept around to the rear of Vicksburg,the 12th a strong Confederate force was encountered at Raymond, andafter a severe engagement was repulsed. Pressing on toward Jackson,the capital of Mississippi, General Grants right wing, under Sherman andMcPherson, met the advance of General Johnstons division coming toreinforce the garrison of Vicksburg. Here, on the 14th of the month,a decisive battle was fought; the Confederates were beaten, and the cityof Jackson captured. The communications of Vicksburg were now cutoff, and General Pemberton was obliged to repel the Federals or suffer asiege. Sallying forth with the greater part of his forces, he met the Unionarmy on the 16th at Champion Hills, on Bakers Creek. In the battlethat followed, as well as in a conflict at the Black River Bridge on the17th, Grant was
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