The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1863-05-25
Our Successes iii the Southwest.

Tying and cheering character, anu must soon re-
suit in the possession by the Federal fleet of the
entire river and by the Federal armies of the
.entire valley of the Mississippi. While General
Banks movements have been rapid, successful,
and of immense value in restoring large and
gich section of country to the dominion of the Old
Flag, Gen. Grants operations have been brilliant
land successful without parallel in the war.
The country had waitsd so long, and with 80 lit
.4ie of success in the results since Gen. Sherman
was repulsed in his attack on Vicksburg last Sum-
emer,-we had found the place SO difficult to take,
the expeditions through the lakes, bayous and
ABLY come short of success, the canals had proved
of so little service, that the people had begun to
read with incredulity the sanguine statements of
newspaper correspondents, that Grant, having set
about the job of taking Vicksburg, would accom-
Jplish it sooner or later. We had all admired his
persistence, his indehtigableness, his energy, and
eshe tenacty with which be kept at work. but We
~rould hardly see how he was getting any nearer
the end.
Soon new feature appeared in his plan.
Troops, transports, gunboats were sent below
Vicksburg, the Red river country was blockaded
eand Grant suddenly landed his army, the last OF
APRIL on the east bank of the Mississippi, below
Wicksburg, and commenced the next day the series
&ready eliminated in the capture of Vcksbnrg and
she surrender of the larger part of the rebel army
defending that place. The dispatch from bis AS.
ssls;ant Adjutant General modesly tells the story
~of the victorious progress Of the army from that
time till the 18th of May. During this time,
Grant fought five battles, defeated the enemy in
them all, captured and occupied the capital of
Mississippi, took nearly seventy pieces artillery,
captured several thousand prisoners,--one state
rarenssy.s 94O0-cut off every avenue Of retreat
hSor the re6a army, closely invested the city
Df tVicksburg and rendered its capture certain !;
indeed, although, at this writing no official in
formation Of the capture of Vcksburg has reached
rus, there is no reasonable doubt that the Stars
and Stripes now float over that rebel strong
hold.
Gen. Grant, it will be remembered, announced
mis- military strategy at the capture of Fort Don
'who sent message asking delay to consider the
TERMS of surrender, " l propose to move imme-
Auulatey on Souf works" Grant seems not yet to
have forgotten that style of warfare 1t is true 1t
smakes work for the army he commands, but it
has won for it enduring laurels and gorhed
its banners with the light of victories. We all
remember how at Shiloh, when Gen. Grant arry-
ed on the feld on the morning Of the second
day, victory came with him, and as he led &
saapniicept charge the rebels, conquerors in the
battle the day before, broke and retreated in con
,roS;on. And if since then his course has not beer
illustrated by such splendid trumphs, he has we
snever lost an opportunity of striking at the rebel
gi,on.-he has never failed when there was an
fprobabty of success, to march Immediately Oh
-, ~ C;noa his army anded a