Part 5. by Ulysses S. Grant]@TWC D-Link book Part 5. 8/27 The bridge was carried quickly, the enemy retreating over it so hastily that many were shoved into the river, and some of them were drowned. Several hundred prisoners were captured. The hour was so late that Hancock did not cross until next morning. The hour of its arrival was too late to cross that night. The railroad in rear was taken possession of and destroyed as far as possible. |