. Abraham Lincoln; a history . Clernands corps leading, and the enemywas overtaken at the bridge over the Big Black shai-p action took place here. The enemy wereposted in the river bottom on the east bank withina long line of rifle-pits, which were defended by abayou. They presented a somewhat formidablefront as the Union army approached, but as Grantsline was extended it was found that the rifle-pitscould be flanked, under the cover of the river bank,and a brilliant assault, by Carrs division, sodemoralized the enemy that little resistance wasmade, and a race for the bridge ensued, by
. Abraham Lincoln; a history . Clernands corps leading, and the enemywas overtaken at the bridge over the Big Black shai-p action took place here. The enemy wereposted in the river bottom on the east bank withina long line of rifle-pits, which were defended by abayou. They presented a somewhat formidablefront as the Union army approached, but as Grantsline was extended it was found that the rifle-pitscould be flanked, under the cover of the river bank,and a brilliant assault, by Carrs division, sodemoralized the enemy that little resistance wasmade, and a race for the bridge ensued, by whichthe fleet Confederates saved themselves, withheavy loss, however, in prisoners and guns. In the mean time Sherman had reached Bridge-port, several miles higher up the river, which hecrossed in the night by means of a pontoon was with him, and the two generals sat on alog looking at the passage of the troops over thebridge, which was illuminated by brilliant fires ofpitch-pine. McClernand and McPherson passed. ©*
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