We marched about fifteen miles today and arrived at La Grange, three miles west of Grand Junction. It is dry and very dusty. Sometimes the d...

On picket one mile southeast of LaGrange, the night was very cold. SOURCE: Seth James Wells, The Siege of Vicksburg: From the Diary of Set...

We received orders to pack up and be ready to move down town this morning, where we were to be quartered and remain as provost guard. We mar...

Left Columbus this morning about 4 o'clock on board the cars of the M. & O. Railroad. Men all in good spirits. Left a number in the ...

Lagrange, Tenn., July 1, 1863. Everything moves quietly here. No more alarms or anything else to "bust" the confounded monoto...

Lagrange, Tenn., June 19, 1863. The general and Sam went to Memphis yesterday to visit General Hurlbut, and the major and I have charge...

Headquarters, Left Wing 16th Army Corps, Lagrange, Tenn., June 7, 1863. We had occupied our very pleasant quarters but two days whe...

Camp 103d Illinois Infantry, Lagrange, Tenn., May 29, 1863. ’Tis becoming fiendishly warm in this latitude again; but the delightfull...

Camp 103d Illinois Infantry, Lagrange, Tenn., May 21, 1863. I am still sitting on this Court Martial. We may finish up this week. Eve...

Camp 103d Illinois Infantry, Lagrange, Tenn., April 14, 1863. I am brigadier officer of the day again, and of course it is a rainy, m...

Camp at Lagrange, Tenn., March 29, 1863. All perfectly quiet except the regular picket firing every night which here exceeds anything I...

Camp 103d Illinois Infantry, Lagrange, Tenn., March 15, 1863. I have just returned from a walk to and inspection of the cemetery belo...

HEADQUARTERS 54TH REGT. O. V. INF., LAGRANGE, TENNESSEE, June 21, 1862. DEAR MOTHER AND HELEN: We are now encamped at Lagrange, a m...