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Showing posts with label Grand Gulf MS. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Grand Gulf MS. Show all posts
Monday, January 26, 2026

Diary of Major Joseph Stockton, May 9, 1863

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Received orders to move tomorrow. Our camp life at Smith's Plantation has been as pleasant as we could wish. Our time was spent in batal...

Diary of Major Joseph Stockton, May 12, 1863

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Started at 5 a. m. Marched to "Hard Times" landing, on the Mississippi, where we immediately embarked on board a transport and wer...

Diary of Major Joseph Stockton, May 13, 1863

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72d Ill. detailed as rear guard. A large train of supplies and ammunition going out to the armies in advance. Roads terribly dusty and weath...

Diary of Major Joseph Stockton, May 17, 1863

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Drove the enemy across the Big Black River, capturing quite a number, with artillery; built a bridge, taking the timber from cotton gins and...

Diary of Major Joseph Stockton, May 18, 1863

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Roads terribly dusty and weather hot. Marched quick time; water scarce, rations reduced, consisting of two pieces of hard tack and half rati...
Sunday, September 21, 2025

Diary of Major Joseph Stockton, April 30, 1863

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Marched from Richmond to Smith's Plantation. It was the most delightful march we have ever had. The road was on the banks of a bayou. Th...
Friday, November 5, 2021

Major-General John A. McClernand to Major-General Ulysses S. Grant, June, 8, 1863

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[June 8, 1863] Col Whiting reports that twenty five hundred 2500 Negro women & children arrived at Warrenton last night from Grand Gul...