MARCH 3RD
Ironclads USS Passaic, Nahant and Patapsco and other ships again engage Fort McAllister for six hours. Du Pont is still wanting to put the monitors through the stress of battle before the attack on Charleston.
The Yazoo Pass expedition is encountering huge difficulty on the Coldwater River which is extremely low.
Rear Admiral Porter writes from above Vicksburg that "There is a delightful concert here between the Army and Navy. Grant and Sherman are aboard almost everyday....We agree in everything...."
MARCH 5TH
The Yazoo Pass expedition is nearing the junction of the Coldwater and Tallahatchie River and making better time, but not much. Wasn't the Tallahatchie where Billy Joe McAllister threw something off the bridge?
Old B-Runner
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