Following the American Civil War Sesquicentennial with day by day writings of the time, currently 1863.

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Civil War Diary of William Raleigh Clack, defending Vicksburg.

May 31, 2013

Civil War Diary kept by W. R. Clack, Co. B, 43rd Regiment, Tennessee Volunteers.

May 31 — 3 o’clock a.m. — heavy cannonading going on along our line on the left. 4 o’clock a.m. — Gun boat shelling us. One man belonging to the battery was wounded last night by a shell from the mortar. 6 o’clock a.m. — All appears quiet on our lines at this hour. The Yankees threw shells at us occasionally all day. W.R.C.

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