. History of the American Civil War . posed him to the imputation of a seconddefeat, replied, I believe that this diversion at HainessBluff is right, and I will make it, no matter if they do saythat I am repulsed. Accordingly, on April 30th, andagain on the following day, he made demonstrations withall the show possible. The ruse succeeded perfectly. Pem-berton, alarmed at Griersons movements in the east, and THE ENGAGEMENT AT GEAND GULF. [Sect. XIV. at Shermans demonstrative attacks on the north, recalledtroops he had sent from Vicksburg to re-enforce Bowen atGrand Gulf, and sent them to Hain
. History of the American Civil War . posed him to the imputation of a seconddefeat, replied, I believe that this diversion at HainessBluff is right, and I will make it, no matter if they do saythat I am repulsed. Accordingly, on April 30th, andagain on the following day, he made demonstrations withall the show possible. The ruse succeeded perfectly. Pem-berton, alarmed at Griersons movements in the east, and THE ENGAGEMENT AT GEAND GULF. [Sect. XIV. at Shermans demonstrative attacks on the north, recalledtroops he had sent from Vicksburg to re-enforce Bowen atGrand Gulf, and sent them to Hainess Bluff. Sherman,having accomplished his object, with the utmost speed hur-ried back to the Mississippi, and led his corps by the westbank to make a junction with Grant. On the 29th of April Grant was in readiness to forcethe passage of the Mississippi. His plan was the Mississippi at that the gun-boats should silence the batteriesof Grand Gulf, and, under cover of the fire, the troops should land and carry the place by storm. At 8. THE VICKSBURG CAMPAIGN. the vessels commenced an attack, and kept it up formore than five hours. From a tug in the stream Grantwatched the engagement; but, perceiving that the Confed-erate batteries were too elevated to be reached, and thefortifications too strong to be taken from the water, he de-termined to debark the troops, to run the transports past,and cross the river lower down. Accordingly, at dark ] LANDING AT BRUINSBURG. 37 the gun-boats renewed their attack, and, screened by this,the transports passed without injury. In the course of thenight a mulatto was brought in—he had been selling home-made beer in the Confederate camp at Grand Gulf. Hesaid that there was a good road from Bruinsburg to PortbutmaKesaianding Gibson. Bruinsburg is a landing at a desert-at Bruinsburg. - ed plantation# At Bruinsburg Grant thereforedetermined to land. At day-dawn the passage of the river commenced, bothgun-boats and transports being used
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