. 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. through the cane-brakesby lighted torches. General Sherman very speedily,with his light artillery and his infantry, scattered therebel skirmishers. But the further prosecution of the enterprise was nowfound to be impracticable. The enemy was in very con-siderable strength, both before them and behind them,with a large number of slaves who were compelled toco-operate, or throw up obstructions in
. 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. through the cane-brakesby lighted torches. General Sherman very speedily,with his light artillery and his infantry, scattered therebel skirmishers. But the further prosecution of the enterprise was nowfound to be impracticable. The enemy was in very con-siderable strength, both before them and behind them,with a large number of slaves who were compelled toco-operate, or throw up obstructions in front, and also inthe rear to cut off their retreat. Hence it became neces-sary for the expedition to return. The stream was sonarrow at this point that the iron-clads were compelledto back down with unshipped rudders, as there was noroom to turn. General Sherman, with his land-force,protected them from the skirmishers who were crowdingthe forest. On the 27th, the expedition had safely returned to thevicinity of Vicksburg. Generals Ross and Quimby alsowithdrew from their perilous entanglements in safety;and, by the latter part of March, the Union troops wereagain concentrated at Millikens CHAPTER VIII. RUNNING THE BATTERIES. Bitter Feeling towards General Grant. — President Lincoln approves hisCourse. — His Movement upon Vicksburg. — Opposition to his Plans.— March to New Carthage. — Self-reliance of General Grant. — Admi-ral Porter. — Enthusiasm of the Sailors. — Conflict on the River. —Running the Batteries. — Secessionist Revenge. [|HE marvellous and heroic attempts to cap-ture Vicksburg by digging canals andtraversing bayous was now ended. Whatnext ? was the anxious inquiry of thenation. Nothing, was the response ofunbelieving ones in the North. The works, they said, are impregnable. There is no power in the nationalgovernment that can take them. General Grant re-mained — as usual — silent. He was not in the slightestdegree disheartened. He h
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