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Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 2., Chapter 21: slavery and Emancipation.--affairs in the Southwest. (search)
paratory to another struggle in the morning. During the night he visited Admiral Porter on board his flag-ship, and concerted a fresh plan of attack, but on the following day, Dec. 20, 1862. after a careful estimate of his chances for success, and despairing of any co-operation on the part of Grant, he concluded to abandon the attempt to penetrate the Confederate lines, but to try and turn them. He proposed to go stealthily up the Yazoo with the land and naval forces, and attack and carry Haines's bluff, on their extreme right, while by some diversion on the Bayou the Confederates should be prevented from sending re-enforcements there in time to oppose the National Army in securing a firm footing. The latter was then to take the remaining Confederate fortifications in flank and reverse, and fight its way to Vicksburg. preparations were made for this flank movement to begin at midnight of the 31st. Dec, 1862. a dense fog interposed. The enterprise became known to Pemberton, and