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Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 4. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.), Book IV:—the war in the South-West. (search)
ississippi was to pass through Shreveport. Two sections only were finished in 1864—those running from Marshall to Shreveport, and from Monroe, on the Washita, to De Soto opposite Vicksburg. From the lakes to its mouth in the Mississippi the Red River passes through a rather flat and generally very fertile country, thanks to the rthe Southern ironclads. It would also be necessary to carry on a regular siege against Shreveport, and during that time to put in working order the railroad from De Soto to Monroe, and complete for a length of fifty miles that from Monroe to Shreveport. This work could be accomplished in three months: at this cost the Federals woessential to success: to wit, the co-operation of the fleet, and consequently the ability of the latter to ascend Red River; the construction of the railroad from De Soto to Shreveport; and the unity of command. To obtain this latter point he generously offered, notwithstanding his seniority, to serve under the command of Sherman