Sunday, 28th—I was sent out on picket duty today and everything is quite still along the line. It is also quiet at the front, except along General Logan’s Division, where the rebel sharpshooters are trying to silence our batteries. News came that Port Hudson had not been taken, and that instead General Hooker was falling back. The little news we get from the Potomac is discouraging, but since we are so sure of a victory here at Vicksburg, we can stand discouraging reports from the Potomac.
Downing’s Civil War Diary.–Alexander G. Downing.
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