Tuesday, June 1, 2010

Monday 1st June [1863]

On the lines pretty quiet --
mortar firing continues.
Opinions seems to prevail
that the enemy has diverted
the bulk of his force to the
rear to meet Johnston.
Ten couriers sent to us with
20,000 caps apiece said to have
been taken by the enemy --
Unfortunate! we need
musket caps very much.
The Yankees are well in-
formed of all our wants
& appointments -- one of
their pickets called to our
men "how do you like pea-
bread" -- we had, for economy,
been only for a day or two,
mixing ground peas with
the meal -- Deserters from
us have informed them.

Terrific fire at mid-night --
work of an incen-
diary -- destroyed a whole
block, many foods and
stores -- loss very heavy --
Whilst the fire was raging,
and all our efforts to
arrest its progress futile,
the shells from the river
and land fronts added to
the interest and excitement
of the occasion; and led
us to congratulate ourselves
on being so fortunate as
to participate in the gaie-
ties and festivities of a
beleaguered city.

A spirit medium in town
has a good deal to say as
to what will be the devel-
opments of the future -- pre-
dicts that Johnston will
come Wednesday next -- will
whip the enemy capturing
many prisoners -- that
we will participate in the
battle and Montgomery &
Withers be killed. Gammn!

Colonel Louis M. Montgomery, one of Pemberton's staff officers?
Colonel William Temple Withers (1825-1889)?

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