. 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. e-wood, and thesecluded fields were speedily transformed into a confusedand bustling bivouac. * The success of this experiment in running the bat-teries was so gratifying, that, a few days after, six moretransports were sent down the stream, towing twelvebarges, loaded with forage. One of these transports, TheTigress, received a shot below the water-line, and sunkon the Louisiana shore. The res
. 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. e-wood, and thesecluded fields were speedily transformed into a confusedand bustling bivouac. * The success of this experiment in running the bat-teries was so gratifying, that, a few days after, six moretransports were sent down the stream, towing twelvebarges, loaded with forage. One of these transports, TheTigress, received a shot below the water-line, and sunkon the Louisiana shore. The rest, with one-half of thebarges, got through with but trifling damage. The armywas now prepared to move, General Grant intendingmainly to supply its wants from the agricultural abun-dance of the country through which he was to march. * Military History of Ulysses S. Grant, by Adam Badeau. CHAPTER IX. THE MARCH TO THE REAR. Bombardment of Grand Gulf. — Crossing at Bruinsburg. — Friendly Ne-groes. — Advance upon Port Gibson. — The Battle.— Repulse of the Foe.— Flight and Consternation. — Grants Despatches. — His Caution andDangsr. — Personal Habits. — Testimony of General PEW miles below Perkinss Landing, wherethe Union army was gathered, there is thetown of Grand Gulf, on the eastern bank ofthe Mississippi. The great object now wasto cross the river. The rebels were watch-ing with great diligence to oppose this movement. Thetroops were marched down the west banks of the riverto a place oddly called Hard Times. They were nowseventy miles below Millikens Bend. About ten thou-sand of the troops were taken down the river in trans-ports. Thorough reconnoissances were made of the east-ern shore, to find a suitable place for the landing of thetroops. It was decided that Grand Gulf was the spotmost feasible for this purpose. The rebels were awareof this, and had erected strong batteries to prevent theoperation. The plan was for the gunboats to silence thebatte
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