The sun., 1897-12-05

eat possible movement
We at once steamed to Admiral Portors flag
sbip. which was lying Just above Grand Gulf
and Grant sent for McClernand. ordering him
TO embark his men without losing q moment
In spite OF this order, that night at dark. when
Rthunder storm set in, not q single cannon or
man had been moved. Instead, McClcrnnnd
held a review OF n brigade of Illinois troops at
Perkinss, about 4 p. NJ. At tho samo timo
salute of artillery was fired. notwithstanding
that positive orders had repeatedly been given
20 uso no ammunition for any purpose except
against the enemy.
What made McClernand's delay still moro an
noying was tho fact that when we got back from
the river to our headquarters the night Of the
a6th wo found that Mcpherson had arrived at
Smiths plantation with the first division OF his
corps, the roar being back no further than Rich
mond. His whole force would have been up the
next day. but 1t was necessary to arrest his
movements until McClernand could be got out
Of tho way.
THE ATTACK ON GRAND GULF.
It was not until the morning Of tho Goth that
Grant had troops enough concentrated at Hard
Times, a landing on the Louisiana sido almost
directly across from Grand Gulf, to land at
tho foot of tho Grand Gulf Bluff rs soon
Its batteries wero silonccd. At 3 A. NJ. precisely
tho gunboats opened their attack. Seven gun
boats, all ironclads were engaged, and a can
MONACO was kept up ior nearly Six nours' ine
batteries ho"ever' pro'eu 'oo nn"ch ior 'ne
sun'o"''' anu ue". u,"n' ue'.i , ~ 80
cute un "'orha..'o plah' "n'oh ho nau n"u Az
in'no from 'he hrs'' 'na. was W uooArA .,f, 'no
troops an" nareh Iheh SCUM aoross inc PENN.
buia "hicn iaoes nr"ho "u., " piaee ous Vi
reach OF the rebel guns. The movement was
undertaken at once, and n body of about $4,000
men was started across the peninsula to Dc
shroons piantatioh' "ncre IL was proposed 10
embark them.
bate IN tne evening / ioit haru times WIN
fraht 10 rue across tne pehinsuia 10 bo
ehroons. Inc hlgnt was piten DARK ana 40 we
fooe bioe pJ siue erahIs norso suooeniy saVee
nasty stumble L expecteo 10 see tne tonerai
60 over the animeis neaa. ana ma'cneo IN,
tehtiy' not 10 SEQ II ne was hurI' OUT II DO "ouio
Emo" any anger l na" oeeh Win "r"i'1 uai'y
now ior three Weeks anu hao noSof seen nun
run'eo or heare MN swear ms oquon,uity
was becoming curious epoc.ecie 10 me- "heh
sa" MS morse iunee INV nrst tnought was,
NO" ne VIII swear. For an instant MS inornl ora,
STATUS was on triai' oue dF"ns was tenaeious
horeemah, ana ihsteau oi Eo'nk o'er Inc "i,-
mars neaa as imagined no "ouio' he kept his
neat ruling up MS horse no rode on ana 70 my
utter ainazement, "'tnout "ora OF sign OF ini-
pauenee. anu IL 10 iece 'net, tnoueh was
with Grant during the most trying campaigns
or the war, never hearo MIN use an oatn.
we reacneo De snroone aooue IL o eiook.
The night was spent IN emoarKing inc mon ana
py IL O'CLOCK the next morning 'Aprh 'o' thIoe
divisions were ianueo on tne cast enore Oh Ine
Nisslssippi. at tho p'aee "en' HF"nt nao Se'ecu y
. AZ. e.. 49, .e,,.h - ca
Gulf from which tho highlands Of the interior
could be reached by road over dry land.
Nh1 1taA1 siA has -
quarters on the 30th, for tho means for trans
porting tho troops and officers were 80 limited
that nethor an extra man nor particle of un-
necessary ba aggage was allowed, oven horses and
tents being left behind: and did not get over
until the morning OF May 1, after tho army had
moved on Port Gibson, whore they first engaged
the enemy. As soon as was landed at Bruins
burg started in tho direction Of the battle. on
foot, OF course. as my horse had not been
brought over. had not gone far before
overlook o quartermaster driving toward
Port Gibson. who took me into his wagon.
About four miles from Port Gibson we
came upon tho first signs Of tho battle-a
field whore 1t was evident that there had been a
struggle. got out OF tho wagon as wo ap-
preached and started toward little white
house with green blinds, covered with vines 1t
was here saw the first real bloodshed In the
war. The little white house had been taken as
n Held hospital, ana the hrst thing my eyes feli
upon as went into the yard was heap OF arms
and legs which had been amputated and thrown
into pile outside. had seen mon shot and
dead men plenty; but this pile OF legs and arms
gave me vivid sense or war such as had not
before experienced.
SECURE A HORSE.
AZ tnc army was p,ossns .no So",euors'e
D"Nfu fo.' "'oso" "n 'HA. uay' ,ot'o y, @ GU ~
tne roar ou' "i'h'u' o'ef.eNins "eh' "r"i'
"hiie Ir@,ine aions "'eor Ino ,otoe' came
aoroSs rreu "f"''' .non .au Vi i'' "no hao
oeen 'e.' asieep oy MS iethef on s'ea'her u, :"
nruinsours' pu1 nao ''efVou ou' on loo.' ~ iiAs
n,e'i' 10 eooh 80 no n~u . "Hu ,ounC
the army hau ih"rcheu' "e Nanpeu ant
.orneeu os'I"ef unsn 'no H'NS noin "
INK "hoh so'ne oinoofS "ho hau cup
us each one. We got tho best brides
and saddles wo could, and thus equipped