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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 7. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 104 (search)
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102.-expedition up Red River.
Report of Admiral Porter.
United States Mississippi Squadron. Flag-ship Black Hawk, off Vicksburgh, July 18, 1863.
sir: I have the honor to inform you that the expedition I sent into the Red River region proved very successful.
Ascending the Black and Tensas Rivers, (running parallel with the Mississippi,) Lieutenant Commanding Selfridge made the head of navigation — Tensas Lake and Bayou Macon, thirty miles above Vicksburgh, and within five or six miles of the Mississippi River.
The enemy were taken completely by surprise, not expecting such a force in such a quarter.
The rebels that have ascended to that region will be obliged to move further back from the river, if not to go away altogether.
Lieutenant Commanding Selfridge divided his force on finding that the transports, which had been carrying stores to Walker's army, had escaped up some of the narrow streams.
He sent the Mainton and Rattler up the Little Red River, (a small