A history of the United States for schools . rg were likely to prevent vessels from pass-ing down the river with food, and the guns of Port Hud-son were likely to prevent any such vessels from passingup. During the whole of February and March, Grantwas busy with two experiments : i. He tried, by dig-ging canals and deepening channels, to make a con-nected passage through the network of bayous west ofthe Mississippi, so that supply ships might be sent be-low Vicksburg without coming within range of its He tried to find a passage available for gunboatsthrough the labyrinth of bayous to t
A history of the United States for schools . rg were likely to prevent vessels from pass-ing down the river with food, and the guns of Port Hud-son were likely to prevent any such vessels from passingup. During the whole of February and March, Grantwas busy with two experiments : i. He tried, by dig-ging canals and deepening channels, to make a con-nected passage through the network of bayous west ofthe Mississippi, so that supply ships might be sent be-low Vicksburg without coming within range of its He tried to find a passage available for gunboatsthrough the labyrinth of bayous to the north, so thatwith the aid of the fleet he might secure a footholdfor the army beyond Haines Bluff, and thence come 410 THE FEDERAL UNION. Ch. XV. down upon the rear of Vicksburg. Both plans wereTitanhke in their boldness, both contended with insu-perable difficulties, and both failed. Grants next scheme was so daring that none of hisgenerals approved of it. While Shermans divisionkept threatening to assault Haines Bluff, the rest of the. GUNBOATS PASSING VICKSBURG BY army was gradually moved down to Hard Times, andMovement Portcrs fleet ran down past the batteries ofsouth of Vicksburg and as far as Grand Gulf. SeveralVicksburg. squadrons of supply ships also ran past, incur-ring more or less damage. In concert with these move- 1 By permission, from the painting by James E. Taylor. This showsAdmiral Porters gunboat fleet passing the batteries at Vicksburg on thenight of April i6, 1863. In the foreground is seen a yawl in which Gen-eral Sherman is being rowed out to the flagship Benton, to consult withPorter. The original painting was made for General Sherman fromsketches and plans furnished by Admiral Porter- §146. SLAVERY AND SECESSION. 4II ments, Griersons cavalry made a brilliant raid throughthe eastern part of the state of Mississippi, cutting rail-roads and telegraphs, and diverting attention fromGrants operations. All this time Vicksburgwas commanded by Genera
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