Statistics for occurrence #1 of “Halleck” in chapter 10, page 373 of Adam Badeau, Military history of Ulysses S. Grant from April 1861 to April 1865. Volume 1:
...he patience or depressed the hope of the commander.
On the 23d of May, the day after the unsuccessful assault, he said: There is no doubt of the fall of this place, ultimately; and, on the 24th, to Halleck : The enemy are now undoubtedly in our grasp.
The fall of Vicksburg, and the capture of most of the garrison, can only be a question of time.
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