We started early this morning and though it was hot and
sultry, we reached Vicksburg at 10 a. m. So we finally entered Vicksburg after
more than eight months in trying to take the place. In the afternoon we moved
out a few miles to the north of town and went into bivouac. While in Vicksburg
we saw some of the paroled prisoners leaving for their homes. They were indeed
sorrowful-looking beings — all in rags and without food; yet they were ready to
fight for their cause to the bitter end.
Source: Alexander G. Downing, Edited by Olynthus B., Clark, Downing’s
Civil War Diary, p. 132
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