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Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 3. 100 0 Browse Search
Ulysses S. Grant, Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant 90 0 Browse Search
Admiral David D. Porter, The Naval History of the Civil War. 86 0 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 7. (ed. Frank Moore) 80 0 Browse Search
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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 6. (ed. Frank Moore) 53 5 Browse Search
The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Volume 2: Two Years of Grim War. (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller) 49 1 Browse Search
General Joseph E. Johnston, Narrative of Military Operations During the Civil War 44 0 Browse Search
Horace Greeley, The American Conflict: A History of the Great Rebellion in the United States of America, 1860-65: its Causes, Incidents, and Results: Intended to exhibit especially its moral and political phases with the drift and progress of American opinion respecting human slavery from 1776 to the close of the War for the Union. Volume II. 32 2 Browse Search
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 2. 32 0 Browse Search
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el batteries by our fire; but, at 3 A. M. of the 28th, Capt. Farragut, in the Hartford, with six more of his vessels, passed Vicksburg triumphantly, with a total loss of 15 killed and 30 wounded, and exchanged cheers above with Capt. Davis's fleet of mortar and gun-boats, which had fought their way down from Cairo. Still, our forces were not strong enough for assault, and the bombardment remained ineffective; while Gen. Williams, who, on his way up from Baton Rouge, had been fired on from Grand Gulf, and had burned that village in retaliation, was losing men daily by sickness, which ultimately reduced his effective force by more than half. He had under-taken to cut a canal, or water-course, across the peninsula opposite Vicks-burg, and had gathered some 1,200 negroes from the adjacent plantations to assist in the work; but it did not succeed. The soil to be excavated was an exceedingly tenacious clay, in good part covered with large trees. The strong current obstinately kept to the
Baton Rouge Porter attacks the batteries at Grand Gulf Grant crosses at Bruinsburg Sherman feintsby the way, salutes that meant mischief from Grand Gulf and Warrenton. The Indianola, Lt.-Com'g. p the Mississippi; and, when nearly opposite Grand Gulf, encountered Feb. 24, 9 1/2 P. M. the Rebn to Hard Times, opposite, but rather below, Grand Gulf; extending the distance traversed from Millie the gunboats and transports should run the Grand Gulf batteries, as they had run those of Vicksbur running back to Port Gibson, in the rear of Grand Gulf, the General decided to cross at this point;feint and hurry the whole corps forthwith to Grand Gulf. Sending orders to the divisions of Steelthem, abandoning Port Gibson, and evacuating Grand Gulf; as our army advanced May 3. in its rear y resisted. Gen. Grant now rode across to Grand Gulf, with a small escort of cavalry, to make arr Grant had expected to remain some time at Grand Gulf, accumulating provisions and munitions, whil[2 more...]
hia, Tenn., 431. Granbury, Brig.-Gen., killed at Franklin, 683. Grand Ecore, La., Rebels beaten near, 545. Grand Gulf, Miss., burned by Gen. Williams, 101; attack on, 302. Granger, Gen. Gordon, at Chickamauga, 421; captures Fort Morgan, e crosses the Big Black, 309; changes his point of attack on Vicksburg, 300; directs a naval attack on the batteries of Grand Gulf, 302; crosses his army near Port Gibson, 303; his attack, 304; his captures and loss, 304; changes his base of suppliesagner (assault), 476. Franklin, Tenn., 285. Front Roval,Va., 134. Gallatin, Tenn., 213. Glasgow, Mo., 560. Grand Gulf, Miss., 302. Greensburg. Ky., 687. Grenada, Miss., 615. Gum Swamp, N. C., 463. Harpeth River, Tenn., 787. Harrison, Mw Orleans, 83; 89; 97; at Vicksburg, 101; on the Mississippi, 102; 104; passes the batteries of Vicksburg, 301; attacks Grand Gulf, 302; sends gunboats up the Yazoo, 310; occupies Pensacola, 459; captures Fort de Russy, 537; his fleet working down Re