...y soon he saw through his glass National troops on the Walnut Hills. These were Sherman's men. Porter immediately sent Lieutenant-Commander Breese up the Yazoo with the De Kalb, Choctaw, Romeo, and Forest Rose , to open communication with the army, which was accomplished in the course of a few hours. The De Kalb then pushed on toward Haines's Bluff, which the Confederates had al-ready commenced to evacuat...