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Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 3. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.), Book II:—--the Mississippi. (search)
assist him effectually in intercepting all the communications that the Confederates had established between the two sides of the Mississippi, and to destroy, if possible, the Warrenton batteries. The two rams started during the night of the 24th of March, but, their progress having been delayed, it was daylight before they were able to pass Vicksburg. They experienced a terrible fire. The Lancaster, an old ship, almost rotten, was sunk by a cannon-ball which burst her boilers; the Switzerla5th of March by their capture. But in order to reach them he must slip between Nashville and Granger's division, stationed at Franklin. Van Dorn allows him to make the attempt. He at once starts out on this expedition on the evening of the 24th of March. In order to avoid Franklin, he proceeds eastward of this point with six regiments of cavalry and one battery, while Starnes, with two regiments, takes the westward track, the rendezvous being in front of Brentwood. Forrest arrives at this