The Work of Sunday Night--Landing of Buell's Troops--Effect of the Bombardment--Lack of System in the Union Army-- Renewing the Battle--A Change of Tactics--Turning the Tide--Crittenden's Advance--The Advance at the Centre-- A Grand Parade on the Field of War--Redeeming the Losses of Sunday--Facing the Louisiana Troops--Silencing the Battery--End of the Great Struggle 183 CHAPTER XV. CORINTH. Halleck Takes the Field--Organization of the Army--Progress at a Snail's Pace--Sherman's Advance--The Flight of the Rebels--Sherman's Official Report--Congratulating the Troops--Beauregard's Address to his Soldiers--Some Accounts of Corinth--Abrupt Finale of a Rebel Harangue 196 CHAPTER XVI. MEMPHIS, VICKSBURG AND ARKANSAS POST. Changes in Command--Restoring Order at Memphis--Sherman's Views of the Situation--Grant's Critical Position--Moving Against Pemberton--Meeting with Porter--The Expedition Against Vicksburg--Why it did not Succeed--The Surrender at Holly Springs--Sherman Removed from Command--The Capture of Arkansas Post--General McClernand 219 CHAPTER XVII. VICKSBURG. Co-operation of Grant and Porter--Grand Gulf and Sherman's Demonstration on the Yazoo--The Advance on Vicksburg-- Capture of Jackson--Gallant Assaults Upon the Works at Vicksburg--The Siege--Sherman Holding Johnston at Bay-- Surrender of Vicksburg--Flight of Johnston--Important Results of the Campaign--Sherman's Meed of Praise 241 CHAPTER XVIII. SOME WAR CORRESPONDENCE. Sherman's Characteristic Letters--Congratulations to Porter at Vicksburg--Views of the Reorganization of the Army--The Conduct of the War and the Spirit of the South--Manners and Morals of the Soldiers--No Wanton Spoliation of the Enemy's Property--The Heroic Cartridge Boy of Vicksburg 249 CHAPTER XIX. CHATTANOOGA. Dark Days in 1863--A Sunburst of Victory--Sherman Leaves Vicksburg--Orders to his Troops--The March to Chattanooga-- The Battle Above the Clouds--Sherman's Attack on Missionary Ridge--The Victory Complete--Pursuit of the Enemy--A Forced March to Rescue Burnside--Sherman's Report--Views Concerning the Treatment of the Rebels 259 CHAPTER XX. MERIDIAN. Freeing the Mississippi--A March of Destruction--Retreat of the Enemy--Polk's Flight from Meridian--Failure of Smith's Expedition--Destroying Rebel Property--Confiscating a Chicken--Results of the Raid--Scenes Among the Liberated Negroes--The Red River Expedition 286 CHAPTER XXI. THE BEGINNING OF THE END.