Saturday, November 26, 2016

Diary of Sergeant George G. Smith: July 11, 1863

“All quiet on the Mississippi and its waters flow unvexed to the sea.” Scouting by cavalry, no rebels to be seen. The Richmond, Commander Farragut's Flag ship, and three gunboats came down.

SOURCE: Abstracted from George G. Smith, Leaves from a Soldier's Diary, p. 88

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