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General Joseph E. Johnston, Narrative of Military Operations During the Civil War 439 1 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 10. (ed. Frank Moore) 121 3 Browse Search
Jefferson Davis, The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government 109 1 Browse Search
Brigadier-General Ellison Capers, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 5, South Carolina (ed. Clement Anselm Evans) 97 1 Browse Search
Alfred Roman, The military operations of General Beauregard in the war between the states, 1861 to 1865 94 2 Browse Search
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 3. 82 0 Browse Search
Horace Greeley, The American Conflict: A History of the Great Rebellion in the United States of America, 1860-65: its Causes, Incidents, and Results: Intended to exhibit especially its moral and political phases with the drift and progress of American opinion respecting human slavery from 1776 to the close of the War for the Union. Volume II. 61 1 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 7. (ed. Frank Moore) 42 0 Browse Search
William Tecumseh Sherman, Memoirs of General William T. Sherman . 41 1 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 11. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 30 2 Browse Search
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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Vicksburg, siege of (search)
Early in January Gen. J. A. McClernand arrived and, ranking Sherman, took the Vicksburg during the Civil War. General Pemberton's headquarters at Vicksburg. chief command, and went up the Arkansas River to attack Confederate posts. Meanwhilece competent to drive the Nationals away. As June wore on, Grant pressed the siege with vigor. Johnston tried to help Pemberton, but could not. Grant proceeded to mine under some of the Confederate works to blow them up. One of these, known as Forion, when another struggle took place Other mines were ready to be fired, and Grant prepared for a general assault. Pemberton lost hope. For forty-five days he had been engaged in a brave struggle, and saw nothing but submission in the end, and on the morning of July 3 he raised a white flag That afternoon Grant and Pemberton met and arranged terms of surrender, and at 10 A. M. the next day the vanquished brigades of the Confederates began to march out of the lines at Vicksburg as prisone