. The soldier in our Civil War : a pictorial history of the conflict, 1861-1865, illustrating the valor of the soldier as displayed on the battle-field, from sketches drawn by Forbes, Waud, Taylor, Beard, Becker, Lovie, Schell, Crane and numerous other eye-witnesses to the strife . tho following day that PortGibson {Thompsons Hill) had been abandoned, andthat tho Confederates had retreated across theBayou Pierre toward Vicksbnrg, after destroyingtho bridges over both forks of the bayoti. Theywere pursued as far as Hawkinsons Ferry, whcrathe Federals remained, awaiting the arrival of Enp-plics,
. The soldier in our Civil War : a pictorial history of the conflict, 1861-1865, illustrating the valor of the soldier as displayed on the battle-field, from sketches drawn by Forbes, Waud, Taylor, Beard, Becker, Lovie, Schell, Crane and numerous other eye-witnesses to the strife . tho following day that PortGibson {Thompsons Hill) had been abandoned, andthat tho Confederates had retreated across theBayou Pierre toward Vicksbnrg, after destroyingtho bridges over both forks of the bayoti. Theywere pursued as far as Hawkinsons Ferry, whcrathe Federals remained, awaiting the arrival of Enp-plics, aa well as of General Shermans corps. Thelatter reached tho Ferry on the Sth, having duringtho previous two days made a tncnscing dcmon-atration against the Haines EtuJI batteries, in Ihoexpectation that Grant would make o siinnltanconsmovement upon Grand Gulf. Grant bad, however,in tho , abandoned his original plan forthe more important attack upon the railway con-nectin? Vicksbnrg with Jackson. As the Federals approached, early on the 12th,they met the enemy, and had an engagement ofthree houre* duration, within two or three mileiof Raymond. The Confederate force, which wasunder General Gregr consisted of nhont 6,000men, and was rtrongly posted in the woods and. LOADIMG A ig-INCil GUN,
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