We were relieved
early. The day was fine. A fleet of ten boats landed here this morning, having
on board Logan's division. They landed and marched back about three miles and
camped on the bank of the lake. John A. Logan looks fine. Colonel Stevenson
looks the same as ever. It is rumored that he is trying to get us back into his
brigade. A year ago today George and I explored the caves under the bluff below
the dam, and one year ago tomorrow we left the dam. Played ball this afternoon.
There are about four hundred Negroes at work on the levee.
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.
40-1
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