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The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-08-16
THE SIEGE.

On the morning of May 10, 8hermanr
corps advanced to the right Of VicksburE and
took possession of the works the Oonfederates
had abandoned His line extended quite to
the Mississippi river.
Grant hoped now, in the Generalization OF
the Confederates, to take Vicksburg by an
easy victory Accordingly he made an TN
successful assault on the works May 70.
Then he settled down to regular siege.
He shut or the city from the world As com
pietely as if it had not existed Sherman
| was on the right, Mcpherson in the center,
and McClernand on the left Between No
| Clernand and the river there was at first q
gap. Grant filed this with Gen. LaumanAs
| division from Hurlburt's corps and Herrcn'B
| division. Out to the northeast, during tho
] progress of the siege, Grant placed two divis-
| ions of Burnside's Ninth corps, under Gen.
). G. Parkes. These four divisions, with sew
| eral others, were sent to Grant in answer to
/ urgent request for re-enforcements, as soon
| as he saw what was before him They Ar
rived from the first to the middle Of June.
| May %, before his re-enforcanents arrived,
1 Grant made another assault on VickburR, Q
desperate one, extending two and 9 half
miles around the ring. It was unsuccessful,
and attended with the loss Of 400 men
At this second assault Grant had 10000
men. IS COO being engaged in the Aght- The
COnfederate works were Gaccesfully halo by
| ABOUT 1o,OOO u1czA
twas necessary, meanwhile, for Grant 70
keep the sharpess watch upon his rear, lest
Johnston should attack from that quarter,
and Grant thus be between two AFeR As &
precautionary measure. all the boats On thG
Yazoo river were destroyed, and . force un-
der Gen F. p. Blair was sent TO the rear "a
watch the situation from that direction
At Canton, Miss, Gen Joe Johnston wa
recognising Confederate army, gathering
It here and there a. he could BY June b
had over q, o0o men-
Through the month Of June Johnston r.
NAMED At Canton, contemplating the sxpedk
ency CT an attack sOmeWAare on Grant,
rear. June % he managed to pas al0 SeeI
through the lines 20 Fsmberton, proposing
that while he should attack one part Of tn
Union line, Pemberton should make sort1l
from the insids and thus escape Eenber6cE
replied that he RWaiaed Johnstonis oEG1srK
On the 22d Of June Johnston advanced
from the Big Black toward the rear 81
Grants lines; the latter detached an anpI.
force % INST him, and Johnston saw II
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Shooting at Usage City.

Nlr. w. Fl. SeVery came in Monday
from Usage City and reports shoot
ing ARRAY there about 6 O'Clock Mon
day evening that will in all probability
result in the death OF the city marshal.
The trouble grew out of a disagree
ment over a watch trade, in which the
marshal j ack Williams, had been wors-
ted by VIM. Evans, "a blacksmith. Evans
was at livery stable, and saw Will
liams coming down the street. Re
marking that he wanted to avoid q
meeting, he went into the building and
I'D flight of stairs. Williams came
up and inquired for Evans, and started
up the steps in quest of him, whereup-
on Evans warned him to stay down.
He drew pistol, however, and
continued up, when Evans fired
the bullet taking effect in Williams
abdomen and passing through to the
spine. Evans then Jumped out of a
window and ran, and was fired at once
or twice by Williams as he ran, but
was not hit. He then gave himself up
to the authorities and was placed in
jail, not being able to furnish %, 900
bail. There is considerable excite
ment at Usage over the affair, but Mr.,
SeVery thought there would be no fur
ther trnuhle.
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milton boxes for an hour and half for fear
the contents would be spoiled.
Crockers division led McPherSonAs ad-
vance. After some Intellectual preliminary
skfrmishing the whole Union division
charged A creek and open held lay be-
tween them and the heights held by the Con-
federateS. Crockerss men crossed The creek
and advanced under TIRE over the field.
As they approached the heights the Con-
federates fed to the Canton road.
The two Confederate bE1gAdes reported that
they lost 400 men. They also lost al the
guns about Jackson.
The afternoon of May Il McPherRoH ard
Sherman, Grant himsah accompanying ths
latter, entered jackson.
In the whole Of this part Of the history OF
Vicksburg, Johnston and Penberton wsE0 at
cross purposes. Immediately on his arrival
at jackson, Johnston again ordered Pembsr-
ton to unite his forces against Grant. But
Pernberton decided not to obey the order.
Johnstons idea was that Vicksburg should
be left to its fate for the time, and that he
and Pemberton should uniso, and together
fight Grant in open battle and have an end
OF It Pemberton was unwilling to strip
Vtcksburg of troop& But Johnston, sup
posing the order obeyed, began edgfng around
to the north and west TO join Pemberton-
May Il Pembertcn was ct Edwards Sta
ton with q, 900 men He had left o,00O at
Vicksburg. He believed that he could march
against Grants communication In the rear,
toward Raymond, and cut them OF
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GFesns brigade was driven back, Baldwins.
newly arrived, was ordered to take its place,
In the rear OF the first position. After
Green's brigade Was formed again, it was
sent over TO Tracy on the Confederate right
CoekreIlis brigade came In last, and IL was
sent partly to Baldwin and partly to Tracy.
The second part Of the Port Gibson fight
took place in the afternoon Cars and
Hovey's divisions advanced after capturing
the ridge, and engaged in . hot fight with
Baldwin, who held out fun hour and .
half. Then q reinforcement from A. J.
Smiths division came to strengthen Hovey's
division and Stones brigade at that point.
At sunset Baldwin retreated toward Grand
Gulf, burning the bridge over Bayou Pierre,
by which he crossed.
Meantime, on the extreme Federal right,
Gen. Bowen had endeayored to break the
Union line. He had with him Gen. .Cockren
and two regiments. But Hovey enfiladed
the advancing regiments frnm = ridge, Bur-
bridge advanced with re-enforcements and
COckren soon fell back to Baldwin.
The only Confederate resistance remaining
was that Of Tracy ON the right, opposed by
the Federal left under Osterhaus.
Grant himself had come upon the field at
10 O'Clock. He remained with Osterhaus,
directing movements there. Mcpherson and
Logan reached the battlefield about noon.
anu AACL cOn WIN Olo IC-cAllOICSu
Osterhaus. Mcpherson attacked the Con-
federSte right flank and Qsterhaus began
again ON the front.
Under this CALLING FIRE the Confederates
gave way. Gen. Tracy was killed at the
head Of his brigade. Gen Green than took
charge and rapidly retreated across Bayou
Pierre, beyond Port Gibson, burning his
bridge behind him. In this fight the Con-
federates had only $500 men, the Federals
5000. The Confederates lost, by their re-
port, 767, the Union army $40.
twas now dark. Next morning, May 2, the
Union troops entered Port Gibson The first
step towards the downfall Of Vicksburg was
accomplished.
The Confederate Gen. Loring, with a con-
siderable force, had been sent to BoWenls aid
ct Port Gibson, May 1, but did not arrive in
time Bowen retroated that night to Grand
Gulf, where LOring met him The two
generals rstreated across Big Black river.
On May the guns bsing dismounted and the
magazine blown up.
May Admiral Porter took possession Of
Grand Gulf, and McPherson's advance Skin
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GEN. LLOYD TnGZEAE. moved frorn .Taclr.
con Aiss.Es Sss- = Hocs ss-s01: sS 90. a, =:
ct Jackson, fifty miles inland from Vicks-
There was hurried preparation In the Con-
6ecerAte camps about VickSbug, after Por-
terls deet bad passed the batt4rts1.
Green's brigade was ordered to arandt0ulf,
and Bowenb regiments west OF the MissfMippi
were hurried back to the same place. The
troops that had gone to Chattanooga were
SAINT again to Vtcksburg.
But there was little cavalry at PembertonS
command, and this embarrassed him ssri-
ousiy. Il was at this time, from April II to
May 2, that Ben. Grierson" made his famous
and destructive raid from north to south
through the state of Mississippi
30 many runorS were afloat In this part Of
the Confederacy during the last days Of
April about Grierson and his raiders, that
Pemberton was obliged to send troops from
the vicinity Of Vicksburg and Grand Gulf In
AL directions after him This aided in draw
ing attention from Grants movements at
Grand Gulf
April 20, the great day OF attack cana
Porter, with six gunboats, led the advance
Behind him, and out OF range above, were
the land forces, loaded upon steamboats,, nat
boats, scows and all manner Of water We
hicles. In the middle of the river wa Srant
himself, on . tug, directing movements both
above and below.
EorJer opened . tremendous canuonAdS on
the Grand Gulf batteries and kept 1t up from
a m till afternoon By that time the bat
tories were silenced for the time, but Porter's
loss, though small, was greater than that of
the Confederates- The nagship Benton lost
tWenty-six men.
At in the afternooa, Porter drew OF his
] feet. McClernAnd landed his corps at Hard
Times, and marched them inland down the
river, crossing to the Mississippi bank again
at De Shroons plantation, three miles below
Hard Times, and still further below Grand
Gulf. At dark Porter opened on the Grand
Gulf batteries again. and Mhila he engaged
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to Port Gibson led north, the other south
Between and in the morning Of May 1
the battle was opened on the northern road
by the Onion troops OF Gen Peter J. Oster-
haus' division
Tracy's Confederate brigade, aided by
Sheldons, replied 70 OsterhAus' opening at
tack at Port Gibson with 50 hot . fire
that the Union advance was temporarily
checked Osterhaus led the extreme left
Csrrs division was on the Union right and
advanced by the southeriy road Gresns
brigade was posted TO meet them Cars d.
vision advanced through the thickets
and broken country In such . way that
his two brigAdes BsntonS and Stones)
became separated by the time they came face
to face with Green's. Hovey's division
hastsned forward, however, and filed the
gap by Ia m Green's brigade was posted
on a ridge, with . well manned battery.
Hovey's division and Benton's brigade As
saulted and captured this battery and 40(
prisoners. Ths main part Of Green's brigade
however. fell back on Port Gibson. The
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WILEY REDS.
The Sioux Indians Still Stand Firm
Before the Commission.
They Will Not Sign the Red Pspse
mo" for Fear il WllITurn Black.
A Gigantic Mail Robbery Revealed
and the Thieves jailed.
A Turf Reporter SIugged by One Of
CorrIgan's Chicago Pals.

BISMARCK, Oak, Aug. 15.-Msrion
White, young Indian from Standing
Rock, arrived last evening en- route to
the Crow creek agency, near Pierre. He
is going in haste and it looks Is though
he is q messenger with important in
formation for the Indians on the lower
reservation. He says that the inte1-
lions of the Indians at Standing Rock
are unchanged and that the report sent
out by the commission to the erect that
the Indians are signeing Is misleading.
White says that the Indians held an
other council Sunday night and agreed
by an unanimous vote to stand hr@
by their decision. The council
was held at Running Antelope's
camp and was addressed by Sitting
Bull, Gall and Antelope. John Grass,
the popular chief Justice of the tribe,
was absent, but one chief, Black
Bull, is said to be in favor of the
treaty. The Indians know that Black
Bull is inclined to sign and declare that
if he does they viii run him on the
reservation. Letters continue to
come from the lower agencies and
they all bring word to the Indians at
Standing Rock that the lower Indians
will not sign. White, who gives this
information, is one of the young In
dian reporters who took notes during
the conference and is bright and intel
ligent. He feels positive that
none of the Indians on the reservation
will sign at the council held st Run
ming Antelope's camp. The Indians
say they will not sign the red paper
No" because they fear it might turn
black before it reaches Washington.
The Indians at the lower agency, I'M
der Red Clouds leadership, promise to
remain as steadfast as those at Stand
ing Rock. The commissioners will re-
main until next Monday. which viii
be ration day, and will then hold their
last conference with the Indians.
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shot from the battery disabled the Cincin-
natl She turned about and made her way
M stream, rapidly filling with water. Before
ahs was out Of range Of the battery, she sank,
drowning l6 men, and losing 20 in killed and
wounded
Below Vichsburg, at Grand Gulf, Admiral
Pcrter's nagship had been the Benton, com
handed by james A. Greer. Above VickH
burg the hagship was the Black Hawk.
June 10 q tremendous bembardment was
opened by the feet ON Vicksburg. The Con
eederate batteries did not reply. June q
the fest again opened fire, and this time il
was kept up, almost without intermission, till
the surrender. The feet kept Vicesbure
from receiving supplies from the river and
the west.
From July 4, 1853, on, In the words ol
President Lincoln, 'tthe Mississippi ran IN
Vexed TO the So"
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poets you to do" gathered up his force and
moved toward jackson
jefferson Davis had telegraphed Joe John
ston to go to Mississippi and take fun com
maIid there. He did 20 at once, reaching
jackson May Is. But he telegraphed back
to Richmond these simple words: II am too
late"
Mcpherson next made for Clinton, astation
between jackson and Edwards Station,
McClernand followed him by the same road
May II, while Sherman advanced by way OF
Raymond and Mississippi Springs toward
jackson From Clinton to jackson was an
easy reach for Mcpherson and McClernand.
The objective point in fact was Jackson. and
Sherman. was approaching it by the Ray
mond road, Mcpherson by the Clinton road
They were timed 50 as to reach the capital
city together.
To meet the advancing Union army john
ston, who had indeed arrived too late, posted
| Walkers brigade on the Clinton road,
| Greggas on that from Raymond.
GrexK, who was opposed to Sherman
made little show Of fight. By O'Clock Nay
"A Sherman had displaced Gregg, capturing
$50 prisoners, IS guns and valuable supplies
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ARsportsr slnersd.

CHICAGO, Aug. 15.-Yesterday a
quiet and unassuming man named
Walter Campbell who writes race re-
ports for the Inter Ocean, was violent
ly and maliciously slugged in the grand
stand in the presence OF quite num-
Der of people, among them several
ladies. The slugger was David Waldo
who has third interest in the track.
Mr.. Campbel1's offense was that he
told the truth concernining the run
ming of horse called Sayre. The race
made a favorite. SaYre belongs to
Waldo or at least he controls his run
ming qualities. The animal, it is claimed
by good judges, could have won
and handily too, but the jockey had
strong arms. Instead of Sayre coming
in first as he should, a horse called
Winslow. owned by Ed. COrrigan, an
other member of the rowdy element
who manages the track. seoOted in IN
der the wire. Campbell being q good
judge Of racing reported the piece Of
crooked work, more for the guidance of
the public than anything else. Yester-
day Mr.. Waldo cornered Mr..
Campbell in the corner box
and in q loud voice asked
HIM If he wrote the article rejecting on
the running OF his horse. Campbell
replied that he did. Without a mo-
ment's warning, Waldo struck Camp
bell frightfu1 blow full in the face.
following It up with another savage
stroke on the ear. The second blow
knocked Campbell down and he re-
ceived kick while PROSTATE. The Sc
yereiy injured reporter was then elected
from the track by couple of hire
Iings. The probabilities are that there
will be another trial similar 20 that re-
Gently brought against Ed. Corrigan.
H.R. Nickerson of Newton was in
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gunboat Mound
OitY silenced
'sWhistling Dick, "
the famous Con-
fedarate cannon
The gunboats
kspt up their at
tack tin May 81.
Nay so, the gw-
boat Cincinnati,
Lieut. Geo. n
Bache command
ing, went down the
river from Yazoo
to silence aConfed-
crate battery on
ShaFZnanis right
dank Pint the Hrxt
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APrightfuI Accident.

TOPEKA, Kas., Aug. 14.-Dr. A. Z,
DETER, a well known veterinary sur
geon of this city, met with a frightful
accident this morning which resulted
in the amputation of both hands, and
NAV cause his deaths The surgeon
was engaged in mixing one and one
half pounds of sulphur and the same
amount of chlorate of potash in cast
iron morter when the drugs exploded.
demolishing the Office and seriously
injuring several persons. Pieces of
iron penetrated the abdomen and
other parts of the body of DR.. Detler.
lated one of his hands and half of the
other. His clothes were torn into
shreds. DIR. ShevakeT, a bystander,
was seriously injured in one arm.
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miles balov De Co-- SAAIAS - GREER
Shroon's, on the opposite side, ct little place
called Bruinsburg, there was a landing place
for the neet and transports. From Bruins
burg good road led TO Port Gibson
Grant trusted and benefited by this infor-
nation By noon Of April 80, McClernand1s
whole corps, 5000 men, was on Mississippi
soil. At o'clock McClernAnd's four divis-
Ions were on their way to Port Gibson, four
tOon miles distant.
At o'clock in the morning McClernand's
advance, under Gen. Carr, was within four
miles OF Port Gibson Here there was .
slight slirmish with some Confederate troops,
who withdrew. The Union soldiers then lay
down upon the ground, armed as they were,
to rest till dAybreak.
The tide In the fate Of Vicksburg had
turned. Pemberton, at jackson, heard of
the bombardment Of Grand Gulf, April %,
by Telegraph. Then the telegraph wires 70
fused to work.
On the height Of vlcksburg, at Haine.
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Az Chicago.

CHICAGO, Aug 10, 1883.
CATTLE-Receipts, II, so head: slow: bSeVes,
s350G25; cows. sIOBG3 90: stOCkePs 0nd
feeders, a3.O0d3.ie. indian steers. nothing
sHEEP-Reccipts. 900 head: market weak
el.75g5y6o: westerns. s5!0seSSe; Texans. o5s0
WHEAr-Ffrm; No. 9 red, cash. 81 ffGc:
September, e f5-I6c: October So s-IGc.
CoKN-Steady; cash, 1850: september, 8 9-le
OCTOBER, A1<c.
O1TsIsteady; cash, &c: September. s4stc:
October, Assc.
RYB-451kc.
BARLEY-NO trading. *
PRIME TIAoTaY-s2.20.
FLAx-eI.H.
WHIsKY-S1S0.
October. el2.26.
LIsD.steady; cash and September. ss.7s:
October. so.
SHORT RIBs-s7 30 September.
BuTTER-steady creamery, I51l9sk; dairF.
''f Esa1GcSs-steady; IloAnc.
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rouche and DR.. Burden. chairman of
the republican state committee, took
seat beside him and the four horses at
tached were driven slowly along the
streets to the Vendom hotel. MIR.
Blaine appeared tired and worn. The
party arrived at the hotel at 6:35
O'Clock, and from that hour on to 8
O'Clock people gathered until 10000
were about the hotel balcony.
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Haines Blur, near
the Yazoo river, on
the Confederate
right, to Grand
Gulf. They were
manned by %, 900
men, under Gen. Q.
l. Stevenson Back
somewhat in the in
terior, at and near
Fort Pemberton,
were 1000 under
command OF Gen
LorinS. Five thou.
sand moro guarded
the Memphis and
Cortnth railroad, 4
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miles from Port
Gibson the road
leading to tn at
place from Bruins
burg branched into
two, that sepA-
rated, curved about
and came together
again at Port Glib
SON. Across these
roads the Confed-
crate Gen Bowen
stretched his few
brigAdes to meet
Grants Is, 900 men
One OF the roads
from BruinsburR
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Y.llsv Fever Outlook.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Aug. 15.-The
weather is damp and sultry this morn
ing, excellent weather for the spread
of yellow fever. yet no new cases have
been reported UP to noon. The city Is
being put ina thorough sanitary con-
ditiOn and along the river it is as sweet
and clean a. hay field. Confidence
in stamping out the fever or keeping it
in very narrow bounds Is increasing
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% Pemberton sent 5000 men to Grand Gull
from vicksburg. Late April 80, after hard
marching, they reached Grand Gulf. They
were the brigades Of Gems. Tracy and Bald,
win. They were hurried on toward Port
Gibson, where Green's Confederate brigade
.lraaAU vwna
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BATTLE OF poRT GIBSON.

The first sun rays OF May fell on glisten-
ing lines of Confederates, drawn up across
the Port Gibson road, to oppose the advance
Of the Union divisions. An four Of them,
Carr's, Osterhaus', Hovey's and A ]. Smiths,
were ready for fight in the early morning.
Two divisions of McPhersons corps were not
far behind them
The Confederate troops engaged In the bat
tie of Port Gibson were Tracy's, Green's,
Baldvzinls and Cockrelrs brigades. A few
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Confederate Gen.
Bowen had dis
posed his few
troops st various
points OF danger.
Baldwin and Cock
rel with their bri-
gAdes were ordered
to Port Gibson
This Col COckren
Is now United
States senator from
Missouri.
!. Bowen himself
went. from Grand
Gulf over to Port
Gibson early in
tbs day, When
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the north, while 200 miles down the river, 1t
Port Hudson, were nearly IL 900 more. under
Gen Gardner.
Al Grand Gulf proper were 9, 500 Confed-
crates, In charge of Brig Gen. J. 8. Bowen.
When McClernand advanced first to New
Carthage be had n slight skirmish with q
body Of Confederate cavalry. Gen Bowen
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Gen Walker, from
the crest Of andge,
faced MCPHERSON,
advancing alo ng
the Clinton road
The Confederates
occupied q com
manding position,
which, for = time,
they made themost
Of. Mcpherson
came to time az
jackson q little af-
ter Q in the fore
noon Of Nay ia It
rained 50 hard that
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ST.. LOUIS, Aug i5 1855.
CATTLE-Receipts, 30 head; slow
Ho9s-Receipts, 1000 head: steady: tklofca
grades, q. 1e0625.
SaEKP-Recelpts, 1000 head; arm.
WHKA1-Higher; No. red. cash snd An.
gust, $40: September, sc; October, $50:
CoRE-HIgher; cash, 10; August ana ssrs-
TENDER. 11xcs October, 1Os<c.
OATs-FIrm' cash, sza(c; August Sstfe; SEN
PoRK-Quiet: Job lots, sIz.O0.
LkRD-HomenallY 81 5.
e1s11.
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Yieor and vitality.

Are quickly given to every part Of the body
by Hoods Sarsaparilla., That tired feeling 10
entirely overcome. The blood Is purified, 80
riched, and Vitalized, and carries health M
stead OF disease to every organ. The stomach
Is toned and strengthened, the appetite re-
stored. The kidneys ana liver are roused
and invigorateds The brain IL refreshed, the
mind made clear and ready Tor work. Try tt.
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s1NKIvG OF THE cINcrNNArI

Once more Johnston gave an order to Penn
berton and once more it was disobeyed. The
superior officer ordered his second now to
evacuate Vicksburg and escape with hts
army to the northeast while there was yet
time He told him Vicksburg could mos
stand But Pemberton went On terrifying
VicksburE