Before Vicksburg, Wednesday, June 3. Nothing of importance until about 3 P. M. when the enemy opened with artillery all along the line, which soon brought the cannoneers to their post, and rapid firing of twenty minutes convinced them that they had better quit. The shells flew very thick for a few minutes. One 24-pounder dropped into the second piece’s bastion, taking out the eye of Fred Baker, the first man wounded by rebs. Received mail.
An Artilleryman’s Diary–Jenkin Lloyd Jones.
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