Life of Wm Tecumseh Sherman .. . s, escorted by Porters gunboats,to attack Arkansas Post, or Fort Hindman, an old settle-ment on the north bank of the Arkansas River, fifty milesfrom its mouth. This Fort was a very strong work, situ-ated on a high bluff at the head of a horseshoe bend in theriver. It was strongly armed and garrisoned by fivethousand men under General Churchill, who had beendirected to hold the place till his last man was himself suggested the movement against thisplace, considering the capture of it necessary to the re-duction of Vicksburg and freeing of the Missi
Life of Wm Tecumseh Sherman .. . s, escorted by Porters gunboats,to attack Arkansas Post, or Fort Hindman, an old settle-ment on the north bank of the Arkansas River, fifty milesfrom its mouth. This Fort was a very strong work, situ-ated on a high bluff at the head of a horseshoe bend in theriver. It was strongly armed and garrisoned by fivethousand men under General Churchill, who had beendirected to hold the place till his last man was himself suggested the movement against thisplace, considering the capture of it necessary to the re-duction of Vicksburg and freeing of the Mississippi. On tbe^^ht of January 4th Sherman and McClernandwent into Porters cabin on the Black Hawk, and dis-cussed the expedition, asking Porter for his sat up in his bed and told them that he was shortof coal and could not use wood for fuel. He addressedMcClernand with a curtness amounting almost to dis-courtesy and Sherman watched his opportunity to get himto go into another room, and there asked him what he. ADMIRAL DAVID D. PORTER. ATTACK ON ARKANSAS POST. 237 meant by it. Porter replied that he did not like McCler-nand, that he had long had a strong prejudice against Sherman begged him, for the sake of the Unioncause, to sink all personal feeling and do his best to work inharmony with McClernand. Porter promised to do so,and the discussion with McClernand was resumed. Itwas finally agreed that both McClernand and Porter wereto go along with the expedition. They proceeded up the White River and through thecut-off to the Arkansas, and thus reached Notribs farm,three miles from Fort Hindman. There, on the eveningof January 9th, they disembarked, and on the next daymoved forward to invest the fort. Shermans men tookthe advance and Sherman himself during the night creptforward to behind a stump so close to the Rebel lines thathe could hear them at work, preparing for defence. Hewas thus listening to them at work, preparing for was thu
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