. Life and services of Gen. U. S. Grant . Missing Pages rhese missing pages will be inserted at a future date. ^^ ^ ^/^ r ^ PC) ^. O ^ i^ ^ ^ Missing Pages hese missing pages will be inserted at a future date MILITAEY DIVISION OF THE MISSISSIPPI. 217 in each, under Brigadier-General Hazen, a young officer ofgreat dash and daring—afterwards the hero of Fort Mc-AUister, in Shermans great campaign—they were floateddown the river, unobserved by three miles of pickets, untilthey reached BrowTis Ferry, six miles by water from Chat-tanooga. These, landing at two points—at only one of whichthey were f
. Life and services of Gen. U. S. Grant . Missing Pages rhese missing pages will be inserted at a future date. ^^ ^ ^/^ r ^ PC) ^. O ^ i^ ^ ^ Missing Pages hese missing pages will be inserted at a future date MILITAEY DIVISION OF THE MISSISSIPPI. 217 in each, under Brigadier-General Hazen, a young officer ofgreat dash and daring—afterwards the hero of Fort Mc-AUister, in Shermans great campaign—they were floateddown the river, unobserved by three miles of pickets, untilthey reached BrowTis Ferry, six miles by water from Chat-tanooga. These, landing at two points—at only one of whichthey were fired upon—seized the pickets, and got possessionof the spurs near the river. The remainder of the fourthousand, who had marched by the north bank, and who layin a concealed camp at Browns Ferry, with the bridge ma-terial, were ferried over before dayhght, strengthening the firstparty. At ten oclock in the morning, the ponton-bridge,nine hundred feet long, was down, and the work points occupied were at once well* intrenched; our artil-lery put in position, playing upon the main road from Chat-tanooga
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