. A brief history of the United States . upation of Ten-nessee. The Federal army was about seven hundred thousandstrong; the Confederate, not more than half that Emancipation Proclamation was issued at the openingof the year. THE WAR IN THE WEST. The Second Expedition against Vicksburg.—Grantcontinued his great task of opening the Mississippi. Afterseveral weeks of fruitless effort against Vicksburg upon thenorth, he marched down the west side of the river, while thegunboats, running the batteries,* passed below the city and * The running of the batteries with transports was conside
. A brief history of the United States . upation of Ten-nessee. The Federal army was about seven hundred thousandstrong; the Confederate, not more than half that Emancipation Proclamation was issued at the openingof the year. THE WAR IN THE WEST. The Second Expedition against Vicksburg.—Grantcontinued his great task of opening the Mississippi. Afterseveral weeks of fruitless effort against Vicksburg upon thenorth, he marched down the west side of the river, while thegunboats, running the batteries,* passed below the city and * The running of the batteries with transports was considered so hazardotis thatthe officers would not order their crews to take the risk, but called for many privates offered, that they were compelled to draw lots. One boy, drawinga lucky number, was offered $100 for his chance, but refused it, and lived to tell the i863.] THE CIVIL WAR. 245 ferried the army across. Hastening forward, he defeatedthe Confederate advance under Pemberton, at Port Gibson(May 1). Learning that VICINITY OF VICKSBURG. Jos. E. Johnston was coiningto Pembertons assistance, herapidly pushed between themto Jackson, that, while hold-ing back Johnston with hisright hand, with his left hemight diive Pemberton intoVicksburg, and thus capturehis whole army. Pursuing this design, he defeated Johnston at Jackson (May 14), andthen, turning to the west, drove Pemberton from his posi-tion at Champion Hills (May 16) ; next at Big Blach River(May 17); and in seventeen days after crossing the Missis-sippi, shut up Pembertons army within the works at Vicks-burg. Two desperate assaults upon these having failed, theUnion troops began to throw up intrenchments. Mines andcountermines were now dug. Xot one of the garrison couldshow his head above the works without being picked off bythe watchful riflemen. A hat, held above a port-hole, intwo minutes was pierced with fifteen balls. Shells reachedall parts of the city, and the inhabitants burrowed in cavesto e
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