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Yazoo River (United States) (search for this): chapter 24
head with the Cairo, Baron DeKalb, and Pittsburg. (iron-clads,) and the Signal and Marmora ( tin-clads ) to clear the Yazoo River of torpedoes and cover the landing of Sherman's Army when it should arrive. This arduous and perilous service was welters, they could clear the river of torpedoes, but not otherwise, as there were rifle-pits all along the left bank of the Yazoo, and the enemy were supplied with light artillery. At Lieutenant-Commander Selfridge's request he was sent on this duty me twelve hundred yards from the fort, or as near as the boats could operate against such a fire. At this point the Yazoo River was very narrow and only one iron-clad could pass up at a time. There was no room for two vessels to fight abreast, cxpedition. The following morning General Sherman learned that Major-General McClernand had arrived at the mouth of the Yazoo to take command of Sherman's Army. This was a surprise to every one, for although it was known that McClernand had recei
Illinois (Illinois, United States) (search for this): chapter 24
o attack Arkansas Post and secure a success which would impart new confidence to them. He desired the admiral to go along with the gun-boats, and this being agreed to, preparations were made to start next day on the new expedition. The following morning General Sherman learned that Major-General McClernand had arrived at the mouth of the Yazoo to take command of Sherman's Army. This was a surprise to every one, for although it was known that McClernand had received orders to proceed to Illinois and raise troops for the purpose of undertaking the siege of Vicksburg, yet it never was supposed that he would take command of forty thousand men of Grant's Army, without even paying the latter, his superior officer, the compliment of informing him of his intention. However, General McClernand came with such orders from Washington that Sherman unhesitatingly agreed to turn over the command to him. As Admiral Porter did not come under Army rule and knew exactly the terms on which Genera
Helena, Ark. (Arkansas, United States) (search for this): chapter 24
tion, that he, Porter, had assumed command of the Mississippi Squadron, and was ready to cooperate with the Army on every occasion where the services of the Navy could be useful. A few days afterwards General Grant arrived at Cairo and proposed an expedition against Vicksburg, and asking the rearadmiral if he could furnish a sufficient force of gun-boats to accompany it. Grant's plan was to embark Sherman from Memphis, where he then was, with thirty thousand soldiers, to be joined at Helena, Arkansas, by ten thousand more. Grant himself would march from Holly Springs with some sixty thousand men upon Granada. General Pemberton would naturally march from Vicksburg to stop Grant at Granada until reinforcements could be thrown into Vicksburg from the south, and while Pemberton was thus absent with the greater part of his Army Sherman and Porter could get possession of the defences of Vicksburg. General Grant having been informed that the gun-boats would be ready to move at short n
Tennessee (Tennessee, United States) (search for this): chapter 24
ommander of the squadron at liberty to undertake any expedition he thought proper, and he was not in the least hampered by any instructions from the Navy Department regarding his movements; so that when the Army was operating in the interior of Tennessee, which seemed at that time the great battleground, the Navy could take advantage of the opportunity and make raids on the enemy along the Mississippi and its tributaries, keeping down guerillas, and enabling army transports to go and come withoything looked well, but the Confederate general, Earl Van Dorn, dashed into Holly Springs twenty-eight miles in the rear of the Union Army, capturing the garrison and all their stores. At the same time General Forrest pushed his cavalry into West Tennessee, cutting the railroad to Columbus at several points between that place and Jackson. This completely cut Grant off from his only line of communication with the North and also from his several commands. Due precautions had been taken to preve
Holly Springs (Mississippi, United States) (search for this): chapter 24
on his arrival at Cairo, sent a message to General Grant, at Holly Springs, Miss., informing him of McClernand's intention, that he, Porter, hArkansas, by ten thousand more. Grant himself would march from Holly Springs with some sixty thousand men upon Granada. General Pemberton won as the gun-boats arrived in Memphis, returned immediately to Holly Springs to carry out his part of the programme. This interview betwet. The latter had run considerable risk in leaving his base at Holly Springs to draw Pemberton from Vicksburg. Time was precious and Sherman the swamp beneath the heights of Vicksburg. Grant had left Holly Springs with a large Army at the time he had appointed, merely with thed well, but the Confederate general, Earl Van Dorn, dashed into Holly Springs twenty-eight miles in the rear of the Union Army, capturing theaken to prevent this mishap by leaving a strong force behind at Holly Springs, but the commanding officer was not on the alert and his captur
Arkansas (Arkansas, United States) (search for this): chapter 24
ack on Haines' Bluff by the United States steamer Benton, etc., and death of Lieut.-Com. Gwinn. arrival of General McClernand to relieve Sherman. expedition to Arkansas post. last act of the Navy in the Yazoo. vessels that took part in the Yazoo expedition. Rear-Admiral Porter took command of the Mississippi Squadron in Octher operations and at once proposed that Vicksburg should be given up for the present, and as his troops were somewhat demoralized he must go with them to attack Arkansas Post and secure a success which would impart new confidence to them. He desired the admiral to go along with the gun-boats, and this being agreed to, preparationder Army rule and knew exactly the terms on which General McClernand had received his orders, he declined to have anything to do with the proposed expedition to Arkansas Post, unless General Sherman should go in command of the troops. To this McClernand agreed, only stipulating that he should accompany the expedition. So the ma
Vicksburg (Mississippi, United States) (search for this): chapter 24
General Pemberton would naturally march from Vicksburg to stop Grant at Granada until reinforcements could be thrown into Vicksburg from the south, and while Pemberton was thus absent with the greatrrents that the low lands in the vicinity of Vicksburg were submerged, the water extending nearly tto assault before he could see the inside of Vicksburg; but what was encountered in reaching that p around Chickasaw Bayou or the approaches to Vicksburg on that side. On the contrary they seemed tountry, he would have doubtless pushed on to Vicksburg at all hazards and the place would have falltteries and also shelled the road leading to Vicksburg to prevent the enemy from sending reinforcements to Vicksburg and also to make them believe that Haines' Bluff was the intended point of attacke Haines' Bluff for it appeared evident that Vicksburg could not be taken from that direction. Gfurther operations and at once proposed that Vicksburg should be given up for the present, and as h[15 more...]
United States (United States) (search for this): chapter 24
Chapter 24: Second attack on Vicksburg, etc. Rear-Admiral Porter takes command of the Mississippi squadron. guerilla warfare. General Grant's plans. the Army and Navy co-operate. expedition up the Yazoo. the Cairo sunk by torpedoes. difficulties surmounted by the Army. operations of Earl Van Dorn and Forrest. repulse of General Sherman near Chickasaw Bayou. attack on Haines' Bluff by the United States steamer Benton, etc., and death of Lieut.-Com. Gwinn. arrival of General McClernand to relieve Sherman. expedition to Arkansas post. last act of the Navy in the Yazoo. vessels that took part in the Yazoo expedition. Rear-Admiral Porter took command of the Mississippi Squadron in October, 1862. Rear-Admiral Davis had ordered all the vessels except the Benton and the Carondelet up to Cairo for repairs, for what with being rammed and shaken up by constant firing of the guns, they required a thorough overhauling. There being at this moment no actual operatio
Washington (United States) (search for this): chapter 24
disturbed except by gun-boats and army transports, and the sharp report of the howitzers as they sent the shrapnel shells into the dense woods or over the high banks where it might be supposed guerillas were lying in wait to fire on the transports. This was slow work compared to the active warfare the iron-clads had been engaged in under Foote and Davis, but they were merely getting ready for the hard work before them and will be heard from ere long again. Before Admiral Porter left Washington he was informed by the President that General McClernand had been ordered to raise an Army at Springfield, Ill., to prosecute the siege of Vicksburg. The President expressed the hope that the rear-admiral would co-operate heartily with General McClernand in the operations to be carried on. But as Vicksburg never would have been taken if it had depended on General McClernand's raising an Army sufficient for the purpose, the admiral, immediately on his arrival at Cairo, sent a message to Ge
Edgefield (Tennessee, United States) (search for this): chapter 24
the squadron had no longer to receive orders from General Halleck or Army headquarters, but was left to manage his command to the best of his ability, and to co-operate with the Army whenever he could do so. This was a much better arrangement, as it allowed the naval commander-in-chief to exercise his judgment, instead of being handicapped, as Foote and Davis were. It may be remembered when Donelson fell, and Foote suggested to Halleck the importance of pushing on with the gun-boats to Nashville. General Halleck forbade his doing so. The new arrangement left the commander of the squadron at liberty to undertake any expedition he thought proper, and he was not in the least hampered by any instructions from the Navy Department regarding his movements; so that when the Army was operating in the interior of Tennessee, which seemed at that time the great battleground, the Navy could take advantage of the opportunity and make raids on the enemy along the Mississippi and its tributaries
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