. Redeeming the republic : the third period of the war of the rebellion, in the year 1864 . ve dis-heartened the Confederates and put him on the defensive. He wouldhave lost prestige as a commander and been forced back into Texas. Theretreat of Banks made Taylor the lion of the hour, brought reinforce-ments to his ranks, and otherwise strengthened the Confederate cause. The Union army reached Grand Ecore and threw up water in the river was beginning to fall, and Admiral Porter sawthat he must make haste or the fleet would be left upon the sand-bars orsnags thickly strewn alo
. Redeeming the republic : the third period of the war of the rebellion, in the year 1864 . ve dis-heartened the Confederates and put him on the defensive. He wouldhave lost prestige as a commander and been forced back into Texas. Theretreat of Banks made Taylor the lion of the hour, brought reinforce-ments to his ranks, and otherwise strengthened the Confederate cause. The Union army reached Grand Ecore and threw up water in the river was beginning to fall, and Admiral Porter sawthat he must make haste or the fleet would be left upon the sand-bars orsnags thickly strewn along the streams. The Confederates, instead of marching to Grand Ecore to attack thearmy, gave their attention to the gunboats, a portion of the troops, underGeneral Liddell, crossing to the north bank, to fire from behind treesupon every person exposed upon the boats. Several of the transports,with horses and supplies on board, were, accompanied by the gunboatsOsage and Lexington. The Osage and one of the transports wereaground, when the Confederates brought four cannon into position and. CONFEDERATES UNDER GENERAL GREEN, RED RIVER EXPEDITION. 61 opened fire, and a large body of Texans under General Green opened amusketry fire. The heavy cannon of the gunboats sent a storm of shellsupon them which did great execution. General Green was killed and histroops repulsed. The boats reached Grand Ecore, and thence began oneby one to descend the river to Alexandria. The Confederates placed atorpedo in the river, which exploded under the Eastport, opening a leakwhich stranded the boat. By great exertions the water was pumped out,and the vessel fioated but again grounded. Again and again the waterwas pumped out, and the vessel moved down-stream fifty miles. AdmiralPorter, finding it so difficult to keep the Eastport afloat, ordered her tobe blown up. Just as the match was lighted, a large body of Confederates appearedupon the bank of the river and opened fire upon the gunboat Cricket,whic
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