Thursday, August 18, 2016

Diary of 4th Sergeant John S. Morgan: Wednesday, July 8, 1863

Guns fireing at sunrise for salute, big speeches from 9. to 12. in honor of victories here and Vicksburg big time visited Rev Mr Roberts this evening.

SOURCE: “Diary of John S. Morgan, Company G, 33rd Iowa Infantry,” Annals of Iowa, 3rd Series, Vol. 13, No. 7, January 1923, p. 492

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