Monday, June 7, 2010

Sunday [June] 7 [1863]

Mortars renew their fire
with ncreased range and
fury -- throw their shells
beyond the city and almost
into the trenches. Usual
fire kept all day and
night on land front -- Miss:
river falling rapidly -- enemy's
gunboats seem to stand in
very wholesome awe of our
heavy batteries, since the
sinking of the Cincinnati:
The larger boats of the fleet
below will soon be aground,
unless they risk the gaunt-
let of our river guns, to
get above.

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