Word: yazoo
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...bestow it properly upon the U. S., Governor Dennis Murphree did not rely on his own eloquence but turned to pungent, quizzical onetime (1911-23) U. S. Senator John Sharp Williams, who went to Vicksburg for the occasion from his retirement on his gardenia-fragrant plantation, "Cedar Grove," near Yazoo City, Miss...
...shortly followed by Grant in person, with more troops, and this general assumed the lead. Several plans of approach were undertaken, but each in turn failed, chiefly on account of the natural obstacles which had to be overcome or which arose unexpectedly. Among these were attempts to utilize the Yazoo river, the Lake Providence pass, and a canal across the neck of land opposite Vicksburg...
...floods in the Mississippi are abating. A total fall of four inches has taken place at Yazoo City...