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Adam Badeau, Military history of Ulysses S. Grant from April 1861 to April 1865. Volume 1, Chapter 9: (search)
rant orders troops from Memphis Halleck sends Reenforcements from the East and West lack of siege material scarcity of engineer officers first ground broken 23d of May engineer operations ingenuity of officers and men enemy's defence sorties Wood's approach loss of the Cincinnati Tuttle's approach Blair's approach Ranother; while other details were slowly cutting out the fallen timber, and constructing the regular approaches of the siege. The first ground was broken on the 23d of May, and batteries placed in the most advantageous positions to keep down the rebel fire. Lines of parapet, rifle-trench, and covered way were then constructed to the branches all day, like leopards waiting to bring down their prey. Nothing, however, wearied the patience or depressed the hope of the commander. On the 23d of May, the day after the unsuccessful assault, he said: There is no doubt of the fall of this place, ultimately; and, on the 24th, to Halleck: The enemy are now undou