Grant, the Man of Mystery

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Grant, the Man of Mystery
Smith, Nicholas, 1836-1911
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The bravery of men and the strength of gun- boats and transports were to be put to a supreme test.
After most of the army had reached a point below Vicksburg by the overland route, on the Louisiana side.
General Grant's plan for the movement of the fleet assumed definite shape; and on Wednesday, April 15th, he asked Admiral Porter : "Can I depend on you for a sufficient naval force to run the blockade?" "I will be ready to-morrow night," was the prompt answer.
Each gunboat had taken for additio
...nal protection, baled cotton, railway iron, heavy timber, and huge chains.
So dangerous was the attempt to run the batteries with transports that General Grant resolved not to order any man to take part in the movement. The officers and crews of the gunboats belonging to the regu- lar navy had no option in the matter, but it was other- wise with those engaged in the transport service.
Digitized by Google THE GREATEST SIEOE IN HISTORY 143 Therefore volunteers from the army were called for, and a surprising number of men of nerve and patriotic ardor begged the privilege of risking their lives in the expedition.


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