1st Lieutenant and ADC, with General John C. Pemberton during the siege of Vicksburg. Diary a gift in 1974. Posted from the holdings of Special Collections, University of Virginia Library. Transcribed by Mary Roy Edwards. Comments by Terrence J. Winschel, National Park Service, Vicksburg. Additional information on Taylor appreciated.
The Special Collections Dept. of the University of Virginia Library holds over 25 Civil War diaries and thousands of letters of both Union and Confederate soldiers. Noted holdings include letters of Robert E. Lee, papers of "Gray Ghost" John S. Mosby and Confederate Generals Thomas L. Rosser, Elisha F. "Bull" Paxton, and Philip St. George Cocke, and William S. Hillyer of Ulysses Grant's staff.
Enemy appears at Thompson's Hill and in the Ballard plan tation -- Fire an occasional shot at the batteries with long range rifle piece -- 5 gunboats in sight. Enemy appears on land at Hard Times.
many thanks for doing a great job of putting these online yours david stewart.. from blackburn, west lothian, scotland, u.k.
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