We moved our camp to the south of Vicksburg, two miles, just
within the fortifications. The ground is low and level here, and the water is
scarce. It is not a good place for the sick to get back their health. But there
is danger of a raid by the rebels' cavalry from this point.
Source: Alexander G. Downing, Edited by Olynthus B.,
Clark, Downing’s Civil War Diary, p. 142
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