ALS : to David D. Porter, 1862 Dec. 30.

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ALS : to David D. Porter, 1862 Dec. 30.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122610748

Comments on the failed Chickasaw Bayou assault and outlines plans for an attack on the Confederate battery at Haines Bluff on the Yazoo River to clear the approach for the assault on Vicksburg.

1 item (2 p.) ; 25 cm.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6788465

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