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INDEX OF CONTENTS. 



IOM at Holly Springs, 84; attack on Davu's Mills, 84 ; 

 other cations on railroad to Corinth, 81 ; effects on Gen. 

 Grant, 84 ; da on the plan of the campaign, 85; move- 

 menu of Gen. Sherman, 85 ; appears at the mouth of the 

 Yazoo, 85 ; moves up the river, 85 ; his plan, 85 ; char- 

 actor of the country, 86; bayous, 86; landing of Gen. 

 Blair, 86; organization of Gen. Sherman's force, 86; 

 plan of attack on the bluffs in the rear of Vicksburg, 86 ; 

 landing and movement of the troops, 86; bivouac, 86; 

 reconnoitring. 86 ; repulse of Gen. Bteele, 86; change in 

 the order of movements, 86 ; position of the forces, 87 ; 

 assault* upon the bluffs, 87, 88 ; repulse, 38 ; withdrawal 

 of the troops, S3; arrival of Gen. McClernand, 88 ; ad- 

 dress of Gen. Sherman to the troops, 83 ; Gen. Pemberton 

 In command at Vicksbnrg, S3; address to his troops, 88. 



Plan to attack Arkansas Point, 89 ; White river, 89 ; 

 movement of the fleet, 89; position of Fort Hind man, 

 89; bombardment, 89; assault, 89; surrender, 89, 40; 

 expedition up the White river, 41. 



Gen. Grant leaves Memphis for Vicksbnrg, 41 ; as- 

 sumes command, 41 ; plans for the attack on VicksT>urg, 

 41 ; the canal, 41 ; routes by which to reach the rear of 

 Yicksburg, 42 ; Lake Providence, 42; Tazoo Pass, 42. 



Queen of the West runs the blockade, 42 ; her expe- 

 dition down the river, 43 ; returns, 48 ; second expedi- 

 tion, 43; moves up the Atchofalaya, 43: captures the 

 Era No. 5, 43; Fort Taylor, 43 ; attack on, 43; injury 

 to the Queen, 44; capture of, 44; escape of the officers 

 with the De Soto, 44; meets the Indianola, 44; descrip- 

 tion of the Indianola, 44 ; runs tho batteries at Vicks- 

 bnrg, 44 ; pursues the Webb, 45 ; returns to Big Black 

 river, 45 ; is captured by the Webb and Queen of the 

 West, 45. 



Situation of Lake Providence, 45 ; how connected 

 with Bed River, 45 ; route of the proposed canal, 45 ; 

 Situation of Moon Lake, 45 ; Yazoo Pass, 45; Cold water, 

 45; route, 45; advance of the gunboats, 46; the force, 

 46 ; Fort Pemberton, 46 ; its situation, 46 ; Greenwood, 

 46 ; force of the enemy, 46 ; attack on the fort, 47 ; re- 

 pulse, 47 ; its cause, 47 ; expedition withdrawn, 47. 



Expedition by way of Cypress Bayou, 47 ; the route, 

 47 ; its progress, 47 ; fleet withdrawn, 47 ; cause of the 

 failure, 47. 



Route from Mllliken's Bend to New Carthago, 43: 

 rams Switzerland and Lancaster attempt to pass the 

 batteries at Vicksburg, 48; Gen. Grant orders New 

 Carthage to be occupied, 43 ; advance of Gen. Mc- 

 Clernand, 48; Perkins 1 plantation reached, 43; bad 

 roads, 48 ; transports at the same time run the batteries 

 at Vicksbnrg, 49 ; inarch of the troops below Vicksburg, 

 BO ; attack on Grand Gulf by the gunboats, 50 ; report 

 of Admiral Porter, 50 ; do. Gen. Grant's, 50 ; transports 

 run the batteries at Grand Gulf, 50; troops prepare to 

 cross the Mississippi, 50; landed at Brulnsburg, 50; ad- 

 vance of the Thirteenth Corps, 50; Port Gibson, 50; 

 ncmy encountered, 50 ; repulsed, 50; Bayou Pierre, 

 60; Hawkinion's Ferry, 51 ; Gen. Grant's report of the 

 firiMrim of the Mississippi, 61 ; Admiral Porter's report 

 of the capture of Grand Gulf, 51 ; movement of Gen. 

 Sherman up the Tazoo, 51 ; its object, 51 ; attacks 

 Balnea's Bind; 51 ; position of Gen. Banks at this time, 

 51 ; ferric* over the Big Black river, 58. 



Col. Grierson's raid, 58; his force, 63; leaves La 

 Grange, 08; reaches Rlpley, 58; New Albany, 52; 

 skirmish, 62; King's Bridge, 58; Pontotoc, 52; return 

 of Major Lall,52; Columbus, 52; Louisville, 58 ; Nich- 

 ols's plantation, 52; Raleigh, 58; Brandon, 53; Stork- 

 viUe,53; expedition of Capt Forbes, 68; Pearl river, 

 63; Gallatin, 58; Brookbaven, 58; Summit, 68; Ed- 

 ward's Bridge, 53 ; preparation to stop him at Osyka, 



54 ; Greensburg, 54 ; Clinton, 54 ; arrives at Baton 

 Rouge, 54. 



Arrival of Gen. Sherman, 54 ; advance of Gen. Grant, 

 54; route of Gen. McPhewon, 54: do. of Gen. Sherman, 

 54; do. of Gen. McClernand, 54; despatch of Gen. Grant, 

 54; battle of Raymond, 54 ; further advance, 55 ; capture 

 of Jackson, 55 ; movements of tho enemy, 55 ; battle of 

 Champion Hills, 57; fight at Black river, 58 ; Gen. Sher- 

 man marches upon Bridgeport, 58 ; Walnut Hills occu- 

 pied, 58; supplies for the troops, 58; investment of 

 Vicksburg, 58 ; report of Admiral Porter, 68 ; do. of ex- 

 pedition to Yazoo City, 59; retreat of Pemberton to 

 Vicksbnrg, 59; assault on the works made by Gen. 

 Grant, 59 ; a second assault, 60 ; how made, 60 ; report 

 of Gen. Grant, 60 ; report of the enemy, 61 ; report of 

 Admiral Porter on the assault on Vicksburg, 61 ; siege 

 determined upon, C2 ; how conducted, 62 ; reenforco- 

 nients to Gen. Grant, 62 ; attack on Milliken's Bend, 62 ; 

 sinking of the Cincinnati, 63 ; report of Capt. Bache, 63 ; 

 progress of the siege, 63 ; flag of truce, 63 ; proposal to 

 surrender, 63 ; correspondence, 63 ; opinion of Gen. 

 Grant of the terms of surrender, 64 ; despatch of Ad- 

 miral Porter, 65 ; result of the campaign, 65 ; letter of 

 President Lincoln to Geu. Grant, 65; report of Gen. 

 Halleck, 66; new expeditions, 66; Gen. Sherman gent 

 to attack Gen. Johnston, 66 ; despatches of Gen. Grant, 

 66. 



Destruction ef property at Jackson, Miss., 66 ; negroes 

 flocking after the army, 67 ; their views, 67 ; expedition 

 against Yazoo City, 67 ; movement of Gen. McPherson, 

 63; vast extent of the military campaign, 68. 



Geu. Banks sails for New Orleans, 63 ; the expedition, 

 68 ; his movements, 68 ; naval force on the lower Missis- 

 sippi, 68; attack on Port Hudson, 63 ; loss of the Missis- 

 sippi, 68 ; movement of the land forces, 69 ; the Teche 

 country, 69 ; forces there, 69 ; movements of Gen. Weit- 

 zel, 69 ; objects of Gen. Banks, 69 ; concentrates at 

 Brashear, 69 ; advances, 70 ; success of Gen. Grover, 70 ; 

 New Iberia, 70; further operations, 70; surrender of 

 Alexandria to Admiral Porter, 70: country occupied by 

 Gen. Banks, 70 ; despatch of Admiral Porter on the cap- 

 ture of Alexandria, 71 ; order of Gen. Banks to organize 

 a corps cT^frique, 71 ; movements of Gen. Sherman, 

 71 ; do. of Gen. Augur, 71 ; advance upon Port Hudson, 

 72 ; Port Hudson, 72 ; fire opened by Gen. Banks, 72 ; 

 report of Gen. Banks on the conduct of colored troops, 

 73; second assault on Port Hudson, 78; activity of the 

 enemy west of the Mississippi, 73 ; their success, 73 ; 

 complete investment of Port Hudson, 74 ; its surrender, 

 74; correspondence, 74 ; terms of surrender, 75 ; further 

 movements of Gen. Bonks, 75. 



Gen. Bnrnside's position, 75 ; another movement con- 

 templated, 75; storm, 75; movement abandoned, 76; 

 order of Gen. Burnslde surrendering the command, 76 ; 

 his statement relative to his resignation, 76 ; order of 

 Gen. Hooker on taking command, 76 ; order of the War 

 Department, 76 ; Congress passes a resolution of inquiry, 

 76; report of the Committee of Inquiry, 77; letter of 

 Gen. Cochrane, 78; order of Gen. Burnside dismissing 

 certain officers, 78 ; his testimony before the committee, 

 79 ; assumes command of the Department of Ohio, 79 ; 

 raids, 79 ; position of Gen. Hooker's and Gen. Lee's ar- 

 mies, 80; advance of Gen. Hooker across the Rappahan- 

 uock, 81 ; his order, 81 ; his position, 81 ; movements of 

 the enemy, 81, 62; report of Gen. Lee, 82; movements 

 of Gen. Sedgwick, 82; Lee's report of these move- 

 ments, 83 ; farther movements of Gen. Hooker, 83. 



Movements of Gen. Stoncman, 83; Kilpatrick's move- 

 ments, 84; his report, 84; movements of Lieut-CoL 

 Davis, 84 ; his report, 85. 



