We moved into the
navy yard this morning. Had seven men detailed for guard. I was one of
them. We were put on camp, or chain guard. I don't see where the secret service
comes in, for my part. I was down to see the ex-reb gunboat, "Gen.
Bragg," she was injured at Vicksburg and is being repaired. There are five
or six mortar boats lying close to shore.
SOURCE: Seth James
Wells, The Siege of Vicksburg: From the Diary of Seth J. Wells,
Including Weeks of Preparation and of Occupation After the Surrender, pp.
26-7
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