We passed a miserable night, for we had no tents and the
ground was wet from yesterday's rain; besides, the ground is so rough and hilly
that we can hardly find a place big enough to camp on. Things dragged on slowly
this morning, so I had a chance to run around some to view the fortifications.
The rebels were strongly fortified, and had dug large caves under ground at the
foot of the hills just off from the roadway to protect themselves from our
shells. Troops are going aboard the transports, some down the river to
reinforce General Banks at Port Hudson, and others north to aid General Dodge
in Tennessee and northern Mississippi.
Source: Alexander G. Downing, Edited by Olynthus B.,
Clark, Downing’s Civil War Diary, p. 132
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