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William Tecumseh Sherman, Memoirs of General William T. Sherman ., volume 1, chapter 13 (search)
ezvoused at Gaines's Landing, Arkansas, to proceed in order to Milliken's Bend (a), and there dispatch a brigade, without wagons or any incumto molest so strong a force as I then commanded. We reached Milliken's Bend on Christmas-day, when I detached one brigade (Burbridge's), oame out of the Yazoo, and on the 3d of January rendezvoused at Milliken's Bend, about ten miles above. On the 4th General McClernand issued 4th of January, 1863, our fleet of transports was collected at Milliken's Bend, about ten miles above the mouth of the Yazoo, Admiral Porter Orders were at once issued for the troops not to disembark at Milliken's Bend, but to remain as they were on board the transports. My two dcuted, he could not but approve. We were then ordered back to Milliken's Bend, to await General Grant's arrival in person. We reached MilliMilliken's Bend January 21st. McClernand's report of the capture of Fort Hindman almost ignored the action of Porter's fleet altogether. This
William Tecumseh Sherman, Memoirs of General William T. Sherman ., volume 1, chapter 14 (search)
March, that McClernand's corps was moved to higher ground, at Milliken's Bend, but I remained at Young's plantation, laid off a due proportis date I received the following note from General Grant: Milliken's Bend, March 16, 1863 General Sherman. dear sir: I have just retu with an answer that the regiment was all ready. I went up to Milliken's Bend in the tug, and had a conference with the general, resulting is chances of the future. General Grant's headquarters were at Milliken's Bend, in tents, and his army was strung along the river all the wayl, to connect the river at Duckport with Willow Bayou, back of Milliken's Bend, so as to form a channel for the conveyance of supplies, by wait most effectually; using all the old boats I could get about Milliken's Bend and the mouth of the Yazoo, but taking only ten small regimentSteele's and Tuttle's divisions. Blair's division remained at Milliken's Bend to protect our depots there, till relieved by troops from Memp