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Colonel Charles E. Hooker, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 12.2, Mississippi (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 6: (search)
of his vessels, and the neck itself was occupied by Gen. Thomas Williams with an infantry force which was considered too small to attempt an attack upon Vicksburg by land. Williams, therefore, by order of General Butler (who also dug a canal at Du. Shame to the man who commanded it! On May 26th, General Williams had landed some of his infantry at Grand Gulf, on accbut repulsed the assault. The Federal infantry under General Williams reached this point June 22d, and made a flank movemenierre, but the Confederate force withdrew in safety. General Williams reported that he found one sentinel on picket at Granown. After the abandonment of the attack on Vicksburg, Williams' brigade went into camp at Baton Rouge, and on July 27th t foe. Unaware of this disaster, Breckinridge attacked Williams on August 5th. Sickness had reduced his force to about 2econd 47. The Federal loss was also heavy, including General Williams, killed. Breckinridge then encamped at Port Hudson a