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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 8. (ed. Frank Moore) 35 1 Browse Search
Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 4. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.) 17 1 Browse Search
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 3. 1 1 Browse Search
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Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 4. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.), Book IV:—the war in the South-West. (search)
two hundred horsemen, under the command of Colonel James H. Coates, embarked on five transports and five gunboen. It left Haynes' Bluff on the 31st of January. Coates' instructions directed him to take possession of thho immediately opened fire on the Federal vessels. Coates landed a regiment, the Eleventh Illinois, to dislod City, which was found defenceless. Two days after Coates re-embarked his troops to continue ascending the Yar for their imprudence. A little above Yazoo City, Coates had landed his cavalry for the purpose of seizing athe Yazoo. It joined him on the 4th of March. But Coates had availed himself of the respite which was allowement. Not being able to post all his forces in it, Coates had established himself in the town with the Eighthes who had landed with a howitzer, and soon riddled Coates' headquarters with canister shot. The situation ofd compel it to surrender. But his inaction allowed Coates to regain the advantage, notwithstanding the small