New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-03

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/ Marked the Last Days-Umon FORCES LOOK oi'ooo
Prisoners and Won the Highway OF the Miss's'pPI

! upon this Then a freshet burst into II ana
Hooded the whole peninsula, driving me
men upon the levee. The Confederate ha'-
terjes between VIcksbure and Warrenton
, overlooked II. and n was discovered "hen
the freshct subsided that the river current
obstinateIy refused 10 flow through u,
I Three other plans OF a similar nature, m
tended to open up waterways for the move
mcnt Of troops TO the north ara south o'
yjcksburg, failed. Each involved pro
dieious amount u labor. but more proved
successful In trying TO carry out one ~
them Admiral Porter's feet escaped capture
only BY the prompt arrival OF RELIEF
force under Sherman, who caugnt the con-
/ rnderates In the act Of chopping down trees
and obstructing with logs IN" waterway
which tho boats would be obligej - use IN
withdrawing.
Having tried out orc route after another,
Grant now determined 10 move his army
part OF tho way by land and n part ~
hoa, ,o q rcint below vicksburg Join forces
with General Banks. capture Port Hudsoh'
land then, with the combined forces re-
turn 10 attack vIcksbure and the .rmy un-
der Pcmberton. There was GROWING ia'N
Of popular confidence in Grant '"'he 10
the battle Of shiloh. certain rnsnccessiui
marches. the disastrous afalr al 'hIoh"'
saw Bluffs. ard the absence OF VaPt'pie w.
s,lts go far az could be detected, nom
tho months Of canal digging In the net
v,crk NJ ba vous around Vicksburg. just -
,bte time this growing feeling of distrOSc
vas eynressed in such high quarters az TO
Secretary Of the Treasury. who cent ireS.-
dent Lincoln a letter. written BY journal
list counted one ~ tho aolest ana n'S.
iloyal I'm the West, in which deheru 'l'"I
vas charged with incapacity an" I''s' H'''
misconduct II was Suggested '"a' "',
command should be placed In the "anus VI
Yosecrans. Secretary Chase ihdorS u "IS
styonglv. and later again ureeh ''"''''
c,rorys removal suggesting Sherman as
,ts suoceesor General Gran: vas also ac-
cused ~ being Incorporate. Presiden, LIN
coins reply to those who were auacAl"s
Grant was the famous mot;
or knew what brand Of whiskey -
drinks I would send barrel or so 10 some
other generals
Grant had now reached the turH'"s P''"'
m his career He declined To acc'P' U.'
risks and bloody costs OF direct dH'a''S
,upon the front Of the city from the '''e''
and Il IS believed, because or the dls"'dl -
ening effect Il would have upon the lun''
mind and the army the proposal 10 i''"'H
N Memphis for the purpose OF ioIIo"iAs
Ithe railroad line south 10 the line en'erln |.
'vicksburg from the east and attacking me
roar was rejected. Experienced in moving
an army without base OF supplies 10
fixed upon the bold movement from inc
south. In order to get his army across ne
river from the west side 1t vas necessary
70 take the fleet and some transports PAST
the fortifications. That this could be done
had been demonstrated. for that intrep'i
officer. Colonel Charles r. Ellet. had taken
the ram Queen Of the West past the pat.
ter,es on February 2. in broad daylight ana
suffered so little damage that 1t was aols
TO run up the Red River and capture sew
eraI Confederate transports. only ten days
later the gunboat Indianola performed the
<on,o feat az night.