. Life of Abraham Lincoln; being a biography of his life from his birth to his assassination; also a record of his ancestors, and a collection of anecdotes attributed to . tions erected. AdmiralPorter co-operated with Gen-eral Grant. The capture of Port Gib-sou, on the Mississippi, belowVicksburg, by Union troopsgave encouragement to Grant;and Johnstons army movedwith the purpose of relievingVicksburg and to take Pem-berton, who was in commandof the rebel forces in thatcity, out of the cage in whichhe found himself; but John-ston was defeated, and severalvictories won, in quick suc-c
. Life of Abraham Lincoln; being a biography of his life from his birth to his assassination; also a record of his ancestors, and a collection of anecdotes attributed to . tions erected. AdmiralPorter co-operated with Gen-eral Grant. The capture of Port Gib-sou, on the Mississippi, belowVicksburg, by Union troopsgave encouragement to Grant;and Johnstons army movedwith the purpose of relievingVicksburg and to take Pem-berton, who was in commandof the rebel forces in thatcity, out of the cage in whichhe found himself; but John-ston was defeated, and severalvictories won, in quick suc-cession, by the Union troops, and Pemberton and his men were finally driven into their works and the citycompletely invested. Grant now decided to take the city by assault, and on May 22d, the attackwas made with great vigor, but without success. There was great suffering onthe part of the besieged troops, and citizens were reduced to great extremities, and,finally, on July 3d, Pemberton sent a letter to Grant proposing an armistice andcommissioners to arrange terms of capitulation. The result of this was that thecity and garrison of Vicksburg was surrendered on July 4, SIMON CAMERON, OF March 4, IWK), 1(38 ABRAHAM LINCOLN. Ill the siege of Vicksburg and preceding battles, the general loss to the rebelswas 37,000 taken prisoners, including fifteen general officers, 10,000 killed andwounded, and a large quantity of ammunition. Thus the Mississippi was free tothe Union forces, and to trade throughout its entire length. The Confederates, in June, 1863, formed another purpose to beard the loyallion in his very den. On the twenty-eighth, Lee invaded Pennsylvania with a verylarge force, occupied Chambersburg promptly, and advanced on Gettysburg. On the twenty-seventh. General Meade had succeeded General Hooker in com-mand of the Army of the Potomac. General Reynolds, of the. Union forces,came unexpectedly upon the enemy at Gettysburg, and was at first driven the morning
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