Pictorial history of the war for the Union, volume 2 (of 2) : $b A complete and reliable history of the war from its commencement to its close ... together with a complete chronological analysis of the warStephens, Ann S. (Ann Sophia)
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Pictorial history of the war for the Union, volume 2 (of 2) : $b A complete and reliable history of the war from its commencement to its close ... together with a complete chronological analysis of the war
Stephens, Ann S. (Ann Sophia)
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
DAVID D. PORTER, Acting Rear Admiral.
On the 30th of April General Grant, with the three selected _corps de
armeé_, viz.:—the Thirteenth, General McClernand; the Fifteenth, General
Sherman, and the Seventeenth, General McPherson, crossed from the
Louisiana side of the Mississippi river and landed at Boulinsburg.
The total number of killed in the fleet was twenty-six, and the wounded
fifty-four.
The bombardment was terrific, the gunboat men exhibiting a coolness,
courage and determination which it seemed nothing could resist. The
rebels stood bravely to their guns, but the steady and heavy fire of the
iron-clads drove them again and again. All the boats were struck
repeatedly; but the Tuscumbia was the only one materially damaged. She
had her hogchains cut away, and was otherwise so badly damaged that it
was deemed advisable to remove her from the scene of action.
Finding it useless to protract the contest when the object to be
attained could be reached by another way, the gunboats moved out of
range and prepared to run the blockade at night. The usual precautions
were taken to prevent casualties, and each gunboat carried all the
troops it could conveniently accommodate. The transports were filled
with troops, and all the barges crowded—so eager were the soldiers to
take part in the exciting scene. The gunboats started first, and were
subjected to a severe fire, for it was almost as bright as midday; the
moon shining from a cloudless sky. When the transports appeared the
concentrated fire of the rebel batteries was directed to them; but none
of the vessels were disabled. The Cheeseman had six or seven horses
killed by the explosion of a shell; but no lives were lost, as far as
heard from.
General Grant was aboard a tug during the fight, and directed the
movement of troops, under cover of the gunboat fire. The forces landed
at Bayou Pierre.
BOMBARDMENT OF HAINES’ BLUFF.
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