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Narrative of the western theatre in the American Civil War, 1880s
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While Gen Grant and a portion of the gunboats are moving down the river Gen Sherman and the rest of the fleet is threatning an attack on Hainses bluff on the Yazoo Besides this Gen Grierson is sweeping south the whole length of the state with a cavalry force burning bridges and cutting communications, It is startling news that comes over the wires to Pemberton on the evening of the 30" that a large body of Union forces have crossed the river and are marching N. E. from Mr Bruins plantation toward Port Gibson on the south side of the big black river 10 miles from Grand Gulf Pemberton sees that it is not Sherman on the north but Grant on the south and east that that his rear is in danger
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While Gen Grant and a portion of the gunboats are moving down the river Gen Sherman and the rest of the fleet is threatning an attack on Hainses bluff on the Yazoo Besides this Gen Grierson is sweeping south the whole length of the state with a cavalry force burning bridges and cutting communications, It is startling news that comes over the wires to Pemberton on the evening of the 30" that a large body of Union forces have crossed the river and are marching N. E. from Mr Bruins plantation toward Port Gibson on the south side of the big black river 10 miles from Grand Gulf Pemberton sees that it is not Sherman on the north but Grant on the south and east that that his rear is in danger
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