Played ball this
forenoon and in the afternoon were detailed to extinguish a fire which
destroyed the best part of town. The Post Office, one of the best buildings,
was burned. We had dress parade at 4 o'clock. Gen. Logan's address to his
troops was read to us. Grant and McPherson were both here today. It is rumored
that the "Star of the West" has been captured.
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, p. 41
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