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Narrative of the western theatre in the American Civil War, 1880s
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below Vicksburg oposite the mouth of the Big Black river. The bluffs just below and on the east side rise 75 ft above the waters and are fortified on the morning of 29" the Gunboats attack them And while Porter is hammering away at them Grant is concentrating his troops at De Shroons plantation 4 miles below At daylight April 30 18,000 troops are ready to be crossed and the Gunboats having run the batteries on the bluffs commence to ferry thern across. Gen Pemberton is greatly perplexed he has more than 60,000 men. at Vicksburg there are 22,000 at Port Hudson below Grand Gulf 16,000 at Grand Gulf 2,500 at Ft Pemberton 100 miles above Vicksburg 7,000 the remainder scattered at Jackson and other places
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below Vicksburg oposite the mouth of the Big Black river. The bluffs just below and on the east side rise 75 ft above the waters and are fortified on the morning of 29" the Gunboats attack them And while Porter is hammering away at them Grant is concentrating his troops at De Shroons plantation 4 miles below At daylight April 30 18,000 troops are ready to be crossed and the Gunboats having run the batteries on the bluffs commence to ferry thern across. Gen Pemberton is greatly perplexed he has more than 60,000 men. at Vicksburg there are 22,000 at Port Hudson below Grand Gulf 16,000 at Grand Gulf 2,500 at Ft Pemberton 100 miles above Vicksburg 7,000 the remainder scattered at Jackson and other places
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