. The photographic history of the Civil War : thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities . HI, irjii. REVIEW OF nevitwi co. THE FIRST BATTERIES SENT AGAINST VICKSBURC in the face of which Williams could not land. After three weeks on the crowded transports, the men were returned to Baton Rougeand went into camp. On the 20th of June, General Williams again set out for Vicksbur, with four regimonts and (Second)and Everetts (Sixth) Massachusetts batteries. At Elliss Bluff, and again at Grand Gulf, the troops .Irovc off the Confederate field-batteries tha
. The photographic history of the Civil War : thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities . HI, irjii. REVIEW OF nevitwi co. THE FIRST BATTERIES SENT AGAINST VICKSBURC in the face of which Williams could not land. After three weeks on the crowded transports, the men were returned to Baton Rougeand went into camp. On the 20th of June, General Williams again set out for Vicksbur, with four regimonts and (Second)and Everetts (Sixth) Massachusetts batteries. At Elliss Bluff, and again at Grand Gulf, the troops .Irovc off the Confederate field-batteries that opened on the gunboats. But at Vicksburg no effective land attack could be made and the troops, whose numbers hadbeen reduced bv overwork, malaria, and scurvy from thirty-two hundred to bn. eight hundred fit for duty, returned .o Baton REVIEW OF REVIEWS CO. FORWARDING THE RAW RECRUITS—CAIRO In tlir fall (if 1H()2 all the available river-steamers were busy for the expedition which they had planneil together. On Decem-transporting newly organizeil regiments from Cairo to Memphis ber 12th Sherman was ready to move, and on the 19th trans- to take part in the independent expedition against Vicksburg,whieh had been proposed by Major-(jeneral Jnlin A. McClernandand in command of which he had been placed by secret ordersfrom Lincoln and Stanton. Not even Grant was informed ofthis division of authority. McClernand. who was influintial inthe West, raised inIndiana, Illinois, andIowa some thirty reg-iments of volunteers,two-thirds of whichluid bi-en forwardedto Cairo and Mempliisby November 10th,and at the latter placewere being drilled intoshape Sherman andGrant supposed thatthey were the i)roni-ised reinforcemenis
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