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... Mississippi expedition , reached Sherman's army at this time and assumed the supreme direction . The expedition now returned up the river , seemingly towards Memphis ; but when the mouth of Arkansas river was reached , the two Generals ...
... Mississippi expedition , reached Sherman's army at this time and assumed the supreme direction . The expedition now returned up the river , seemingly towards Memphis ; but when the mouth of Arkansas river was reached , the two Generals ...
Page 222
... Mississippi and Lake Providence by a canal , and then form a channel for the navigation of light vessels along Bayous Baxter and Maçon , the rivers Tensas , Washita , and Red river , which empties into the Mississippi nearly 500 miles ...
... Mississippi and Lake Providence by a canal , and then form a channel for the navigation of light vessels along Bayous Baxter and Maçon , the rivers Tensas , Washita , and Red river , which empties into the Mississippi nearly 500 miles ...
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... Mississippi Central crosses Big Black above Canton , and lastly where the Vicksburg and Jackson railroad crosses the same river . " The capture of Vicksburg would result . " 5. That a force be left in this vicinity not to exceed 10,000 ...
... Mississippi Central crosses Big Black above Canton , and lastly where the Vicksburg and Jackson railroad crosses the same river . " The capture of Vicksburg would result . " 5. That a force be left in this vicinity not to exceed 10,000 ...
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