. The patriotism of Illinois. A record of the civil and military history of the state in the war for the Union, with a history of the campaigns in which Illinois soldiers have been conspicuous, sketches of distinguished officers, the roll of the illustrious dead, movements of the sanitary and Christian commissions . Dunham, in his official report, paid the following handsomecompliment to an Illinois regiment: The 122d Illinois deserves es-pecial notice. It is comparatively a new regiment, and part of itwas at one time more exposed to the enemys fire than any other;at any rate,
. The patriotism of Illinois. A record of the civil and military history of the state in the war for the Union, with a history of the campaigns in which Illinois soldiers have been conspicuous, sketches of distinguished officers, the roll of the illustrious dead, movements of the sanitary and Christian commissions . Dunham, in his official report, paid the following handsomecompliment to an Illinois regiment: The 122d Illinois deserves es-pecial notice. It is comparatively a new regiment, and part of itwas at one time more exposed to the enemys fire than any other;at any rate, it suffered more in killed and wounded. Its gallantColonel fell severely wounded, yet its courage never flagged, and itmet every duty and every danger with unwavering resolution. Thedetachment of the 18th Illinois acted for the most part with it anddeserves the same commendation. These repeated raids upon Grants communications, however, socut off his means of supplies that he was finally compelled to fallback upon Holly Springs until the road from Columbus should berendered secure. And thus the fiiSt co-operative movement againstVicksburg was a comparative fiiilure. We shall see many morefailures in the campaign, but shall find a man undaunted by failures,able to wring success almost out of (C-^ ^ CHAPTEE XX I Y. Gen. Shermans Vicksburg Campaign—The Connection of Gen. McClernand withIt—Organization of the Expedition—McClernands Correspondence with thkSecretary of War—Letter from the President—Correspondence with and Gen. Grant—Gen. McClernand Assigned to a Corps after theMovement of the Expedition—His Voyage Down the River—Assigned to Com-mand the Forces—Letters for Gen. Grant—Gen. Shermans Failure on thkChickasaw Bayou—Details of the Three Days Battle—Death of Gen. Wyman—Return of the Forces—Gen. McClernand Assumes Command. WE now come to the second co-operative demonstration againstVicksburg, the expedition of Gene
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