While I was looking out of the window this morning at some recruits for the 48th Indiana, whom should I see but John Metternich of our old c...

The 109th Ill. came in tonight. SOURCE: Seth James Wells,  The Siege of Vicksburg: From the Diary of Seth J. Wells, Including Weeks of Pre...

I was on guard today. It rained nearly all day, and toward night we had a real northerner. SOURCE: Seth James Wells,  The Siege of Vicksbu...

Late in the afternoon it turned cold and began to freeze and snow. SOURCE: Seth James Wells,  The Siege of Vicksburg: From the Diary of Se...

Ground is frozen quite solid this morning, for the first time this winter. There is some excitement among the boys of the 17th in regard to ...

I was detailed for guard this morning and stood before the provost marshall's office. SOURCE: Seth James Wells,  The Siege of Vicksbur...

On fatigue. Weather fine. SOURCE: Seth James Wells,  The Siege of Vicksburg: From the Diary of Seth J. Wells, Including Weeks of Preparati...

Weather fine. We had dress parade at 4 o'clock. SOURCE: Seth James Wells,  The Siege of Vicksburg: From the Diary of Seth J. Wells, In...

Weather warm. I was on fatigue nearly all day, cutting and hauling wood for the company. We had dress parade at 4 o'clock. Just at dusk ...

Quite sore from chopping and rolling cotton. Our Colonel, Amos Norton, is Commander of the Post, and Rats is provost-marshal, Col. Smith com...

Marching orders, sure enough. We drew three days' rations this morning, with orders to have two cooked and in our haversacks, ready to m...

Reveille sounded this morning a little after 2 o'clock. We filled our haversacks, got our breakfasts, and by daylight were ready for the...

We struck tents early, packed our effects as snugly as possible, and as on the preceding morning, shouldered our knaps. It rained during our...

DUNLAP SPRINGS. We have built a snug log house and last night for the first and probably last time have slept in it; for our company has ord...

We got a buggy shed from the citizens, boarded it up tight, built a furnace in it, and were just putting on the finishing touches, (battenin...

We struck our tents and started for Grand Junction about 10 o'clock. The boys are in fine health and spirits. We marched about nine mile...

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...

All quiet. We had brigade drill this forenoon. Our brigade consists of the 7th Missouri, 8th, 63rd and 18th Illinois, commanded by Col. Stev...

Col. Stevenson made a few remarks to us this morning after drill. He is good natured and jolly, and a fine speaker. He gave us great praise ...

Our brigade was reviewed by Generals McPherson and Logan this afternoon. Gen. McKean's brigade was reviewed today. SOURCE: Seth James ...