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The Daily Dispatch: December 10, 1862., [Electronic resource], The Mississippi River expedition. (search)
ntucky probably a portion of Gen. G. W. Morgan's command, and a portion of the late command of Gen. Granger. The cavalry and artillery force will be ample for any and every emergency." In addition to this facts, the gunboat fleet under Commodore Porter will co-operate with the exception. The fleet of Commodore Porter consists of the following vessels: Benton, (flagship,) Captain Gwinndel & guns; Eastport, Capt. Phelps, 13 guns; Carendelet Captain Wallacs, 13 guns; Cincinnati; Capt StembleCommodore Porter consists of the following vessels: Benton, (flagship,) Captain Gwinndel & guns; Eastport, Capt. Phelps, 13 guns; Carendelet Captain Wallacs, 13 guns; Cincinnati; Capt Stemble 13 guns; Cairo, Capt, Bryant, 13 guns, Mound City, Capt. Wilson, 13 guns; Louisville, Capt. Meade, 13 guns; Baron DeKalb, (formerly St. Louis,) Capt. Winslow, 13 guns; Essex, Capt Horter, 7 guns, Lexington, Capt. Stark, 7 guns making a total of ten gunboats and one hundred and twenty one guns. The first great obstacle for the expedition to overcome will be the formidable fortifications at Vicksburg. But when it is remembered that Commodore Farragut, with his fleet of gunboats and mortar bo