. Abraham Lincoln : a history . iver and open Vp3^x?1 dent upon it: uOrdered, that navigation to New Orleans. p. 502. Major-General McClernand be, [Indorsement]: This order, Com^^& and he is, directed to proceed to though marked confidential, may the States of Indiana, Illinois, be shown by General McClernand and Iowa, to organize the troops to governors, and even others, remaining in those States and to when in his discretion he believes be raised by volunteering or draft, so doing to be indispensable to and forward them with all dis- the progress of the expedition. I patch to Memphis, Cairo,
. Abraham Lincoln : a history . iver and open Vp3^x?1 dent upon it: uOrdered, that navigation to New Orleans. p. 502. Major-General McClernand be, [Indorsement]: This order, Com^^& and he is, directed to proceed to though marked confidential, may the States of Indiana, Illinois, be shown by General McClernand and Iowa, to organize the troops to governors, and even others, remaining in those States and to when in his discretion he believes be raised by volunteering or draft, so doing to be indispensable to and forward them with all dis- the progress of the expedition. I patch to Memphis, Cairo, or such add that I feel deep interest in other points as may hereafter be the success of the expedition, designated by the General-in- and desire it to be pushed for- Chief, to the end that when a suf- ward with all possible dispatch ficient force, not required by the consistently with the other parts operations of General Grants com- of the military service,mand, shall be raised, an expedi- A. Lincoln. 138 ABRAHAM LINCOLN. PRELUDES TO THE VICKSBURG CAMPAIGNS 139 says in his memoirs that on the very day McCler-nand assumed command he asked of him leave togo up the Arkansas and clear out the post. Mc-Clernand suggested a consultation with AdmiralPorter, which ended, somewhat to General Sher-mans surprise, in McClernands taking personalcharge of the expedition instead of sending him,and in Porters leading his flotilla in person insteadof sending a The expedition once resolved upon was carriedthrough with the greatest dispatch. The armyand the fleet, under their respective energetic com-manders, made short work of the matter. Theyreached the mouth of White Eiver on the 8th ofJanuary, and after prompt reconnaissances as-saulted Fort Hindman by land and by water onthe 11th of January. The works consisted of a i General McClernand, in his re-port of the reduction of ArkansasPost, dated January 20, 1863,claims for himself the credit ofbeginning the expedition, theimport
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