Early on the morning of 30th of April McClernand's corps and one division of McPherson's corps were speedily landed.
When this was effected I felt a degree of relief scarcely ever equalled since.

Vicksburg was not yet taken it is true, nor were its defenders demoralized by any of our previous moves.

I was now in the enemy's country, with a vast river and the stronghold of Vicksburg between me and my base of supplies.

But I was on dry ground on the same side of the river with the enemy.

All the campaigns, labors, hardships and exposures from the month of December previous to this time that had been made and endured, were for the accomplishment of this one object.
I had with me the 13th corps, General McClernand commanding, and two brigades of Logan's division of the 17th corps, General McPherson commanding--in all not more than twenty thousand men to commence the campaign with.