Statistics for occurrence #1 of “General Williams” in chapter 26 of Admiral David D. Porter, The Naval History of the Civil War.:
...ave destroyed the city and its fine public buildings, but that would have brought the Army no nearer the desired object: the possession of this stronghold and the opening of the Mississippi.
When General Williams ascended the river in company with Farragut, with 3,000 men, he announced that this force was not sufficient to hold Vicksburg, even if he could capture it. In which opinion he was right.
He set hi...
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