10/11 THE BAYOUS WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI--CRITICISMS OF THE NORTHERN PRESS--RUNNING THE BATTERIES--LOSS OF THE INDIANOLA -- DISPOSITION OF THE TROOPS. ATTACK ON GRAND GULF--OPERATIONS BELOW VICKSBURG. CAPTURE OF PORT GIBSON--GRIERSON'S RAID--OCCUPATION OF GRAND GULF--MOVEMENT UP THE BIG BLACK--BATTLE OF RAYMOND. MOVEMENT AGAINST JACKSON--FALL OF JACKSON--INTERCEPTING THE ENEMY--BATTLE OF CHAMPION'S HILL. BATTLE OF BLACK RIVER BRIDGE--CROSSING THE BIG BLACK -- INVESTMENT OF VICKSBURG--ASSAULTING THE WORKS. |