Received orders today to embark for Natchez. Ransom's brigade is ordered there. March to levee and embark on board steamer "Lancast...

Returned to Natchez and reported to General Ransom, who was delighted with the result of our expedition. SOURCE: Joseph Stockton,  War Dia...

General Ransom ordered me to keep a small number of soldiers at Vidalia, the town opposite Natchez, and to oversee them for the present. The...

Reveille at four o'clock; started on our march after a "hearty cup of coffee." Struck inland and marched around Lake St. Josep...

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

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

The different corps had only taken such positions yesterday as they could in the dark, but today troops were constantly being brought forwar...

A day long to be remembered by those who participated in the events I now write about. We all knew we were to assault the rebel works, and t...