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Ulysses S. Grant, Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant, Headquarters moved to Holly Springs -General McClernand in command-assuming command at Young's Point -operations above Vicksburg - fortifications about Vicksburg-the canal- Lake Providence -operations at Yazoo pass (search)
Ulysses S. Grant, Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant, Attack on Grand Gulf -operations below Vicksburg (search)
Attack on Grand Gulf-operations below Vicksburg
On the 24th my headquarters were with the advance at Perkins' plantation.
Reconnaissances were made in boats to ascertain whether there was high land on the east shore of the river where we might land above Grand Gulf.
There was none practicable.
Accordingly the troops were set in motion for Hard Times, twenty-two miles farther down the river and nearly opposite Grand Gulf.
The loss of two steamers and six barges reduced our transportation so that only 10,000 men could be moved by water.
Some of the steamers that had got below were injured in their machinery, so that they were only useful as barges towed by those less severely injured.
All the troops, therefore, except what could be transported in one trip, had to march.
The road lay west of Lake St. Joseph. Three large bayous had to be crossed.
They were rapidly bridged in the same manner as those previously encountered.
On the 27th McClernand's corps was all at Hard Tim
Ulysses S. Grant, Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant, Assuming the command at Chattanooga-opening a line of supplies-battle of Wauhatchie -on the picket line (search)
Assuming the command at Chattanooga-opening a line of supplies-battle of Wauhatchie-on the picket line
The next day, the 24th, I started out to make a personal inspection, taking Thomas and Smith with me, besides most of the members of my personal staff.
We crossed to the north side of the river, and, moving to the north of detached spurs of hills, reached the Tennessee at Brown's Ferry, some three miles below Lookout Mountain, unobserved by the enemy.
Here we left our horses back from the river and approached the water on foot.
There was a picket station of the enemy on the opposite side, of about twenty men, in full view, and we were within easy range.
They did not fire upon us nor seem to be disturbed by our presence.
They must have seen that we were all commissioned officers.
But, I suppose, they looked upon the garrison of Chattanooga as prisoners of war, feeding or starving themselves, and thought it would be inhuman to kill any of them except in self-defence.
Tha
Ulysses S. Grant, Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant, Preparations for battle-thomas Carries the first line of the enemy-sherman Carries Missionary Ridge --battle of Lookout Mountain --General Hooker 's fight (search)
Ulysses S. Grant, Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant, Commencement of the Grand campaign-general Butler 's position-sheridan's first raid (search)
Ulysses S. Grant, Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant, Movement by the left flank-battle of North Anna -an incident of the March -moving on Richmond -South of the Pamunkey-position of the National Army (search)
Ulysses S. Grant, Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant, Sheridan 's advance-visit to Sheridan -Sheridan 's victory in the Shenandoah-Sheridan 's ride to Winchester-close of the campaign for the winter (search)
Ulysses S. Grant, Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant, Expedition against Fort Fisher -attack on the Fort-failure of the expedition-second expedition against the Fort-capture of Fort Fisher (search)
Ulysses S. Grant, Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant, The end of the war-the March to Washington - one of Lincoln 's anecdotes-grand review at Washington-characteristics of Lincoln and Stanton-estimate of the different corps commanders (search)