. Life and deeds of General Sherman, including the story of his great march to the sea .. . Louis, Co-lumbus, the Gibraltar of theWest, is ours and Kentucky,is free. Thanks to the bril-liant strategy of the campaignby which the enemys centrewas pierced at Forts Henryand Donelson, his wings iso- D. c. BUELL. ^^^^^ ^^^m each Other and turned, compelling thus theevacuation of his stronghold of Bowling Green first,and now Columbus. Driven from all these strongholds, it became neces-sary for the Confederates to select some defensiveposition farther to the south. In obedience to in-structi
. Life and deeds of General Sherman, including the story of his great march to the sea .. . Louis, Co-lumbus, the Gibraltar of theWest, is ours and Kentucky,is free. Thanks to the bril-liant strategy of the campaignby which the enemys centrewas pierced at Forts Henryand Donelson, his wings iso- D. c. BUELL. ^^^^^ ^^^m each Other and turned, compelling thus theevacuation of his stronghold of Bowling Green first,and now Columbus. Driven from all these strongholds, it became neces-sary for the Confederates to select some defensiveposition farther to the south. In obedience to in-structions from Richmond, Polk fell back some miles,still clinging to the shores of the Mississippi, and es-tablished himself at Island No. lo and at New on Island l^o, 10. These places, although fortified with great strength,Island No. lo particularly having had the special at-tention of General Beaurecrard and beinor deemed themost impregnable of all the posts on the Mississippi;the Confederates were compelled in succession toevacuate, The attack on Island No. lo reflected the. u Xu o oo X T B 3 XO w HH<J fQ W KH
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