We went forty miles last night. This is a rainy day. Fortune seems to be against us when we float the Mississippi. Our rations in the bread ...

Boggs, Buttons and I went over the river this morning on an old flat log. About 10 o'clock Si Livingston and I had permission to go out ...

The two men were tied all day. We played ball. SOURCE: Seth James Wells,  The Siege of Vicksburg: From the Diary of Seth J. Wells, Includi...

We played ball again today. It rained last night. Three men of company G were tied up for running the pickets. SOURCE: Seth James Wells,  ...

We were ordered back to Providence this morning. Caught a sheep and brought it along. The roads are very muddy. We met Gen. McArthur on the ...

We had a big thunderstorm last night. Part of McClernand's forces came up on the transports this afternoon. The supposition is that all ...

I was on guard (supernumerary), all day and was not called out. It was rainy this morning. SOURCE: Seth James Wells,  The Siege of Vicksbu...

Rain all last night and all day today. There has been no work done on the ditch since we came back, on account of the rain. The river is fal...

Cloudy this morning, though not raining. The ground is covered with water and mud. The old wooden gunboat "Tyler" is lying here at...

Warm and pleasant. Mud drying up very fast. Work on the ditch was continued today by four hundred Nigs. We draw rations for twelve hundred N...

Beautiful day. We played ball. SOURCE: Seth James Wells,  The Siege of Vicksburg: From the Diary of Seth J. Wells, Including Weeks of Prep...

On guard. Stood picket in a large cotton field which contains five or six hundred acres of cotton, unpicked. I went back to the cane brake a...

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 a...

Played ball this forenoon and in the afternoon were detailed to extinguish a fire which destroyed the best part of town. The Post Office, on...

Our division was inspected today by Major Strong, Inspector-General. Ours was the first regiment inspected. We had a thunder shower in the a...

We mustered and had regiment inspection this afternoon. Major Peats of Co. K complimented the troops quite highly on their clean guns. The g...

We were paid off this morning, after which there was a general settling up of accounts. I drew $41.00; $25.00 advance bounty, one month'...

I was on guard supernumerary in the daytime and stood beyond Wolf Creek at night. instructions to be ready at 6:30 o'clock in the      T...

We were up early and had our things packed at 8 o'clock, fell into ranks and marched down to the wharf and on board the "Superior,...

Cold, rainy and windy. We lay here all day coaling up, and suffered with the cold. Most of the boys kept warm by drinking whisky. Nearly all...