The Life of Genl Us Grant the General in Chief of the United States Army
The Life of Genl Us Grant the General in Chief of the United States Army
F W H Stansfield
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The rebels had fortified a point of the Arkansas river near its junction with the White river, so as to obstruct the navigation. The fort had been constructed at what was known as the Post of Arkansas, and was well armed and garrisoned. General Sherman proposed a plan by which this work could be taken, and his corps, together with that of General McClernand, was set apart by General Grant to accomplish the work. As General McClernand slightly out- ranked General Sherman, he took the nominal com...mand of the expedition, which was accompanied by the gunboat fleet under Admiral Porter. On the 10th of January the fleet attacked the forts and silenced the battery. Next morn- ing it re-commenced the attack, and dismounted every gun eleven in all. The troops attacked the work the land side, and after preliminary operations stormed it at one o'- clock, capturing the fort and garrison, nearly ten thousand prisoners, all the guns, stores, animals and munitions of' 68 THE LIFE OP war, fell into the hands of the Union troops the com- mander surrendering to Admiral Porter.
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