May 26 — The enemy opened fire at daylight this morning. We moved over to the river below town just before daylight and took a position in the trenches. 9 o’clock land batteries have commenced shelling town again and a number of gunboats in sight. The prospects for our success and deliverance seems to darken every day. Oh! May the God of heaven aid and deliver us from this unhappy state is the constant prayer of the writer
Civil War Diary kept by W. R. Clack, Co. B, 43rd Regiment, Tennessee Volunteers.
May 25 — Dueling commenced early again this morning. 3 o’clock p.m. — A flag of truce asking for permission to bury their dead. It was granted. All is quiet now on our line.
May 24 — Sharp shooting and cannonading as usual this morning — continued all day —
W. R. Clack Private of Co. B. 43 Regt. Tenn. Vols — Aged 24 years 3 mo. and 19 days This May 23, 1863 Yesterday the enemy attempted to charge our breastwork but were repulsed with great slaughter sharp shooters firing this morning -sharp shooting and heavy cannonading continued all day.
On May 10, 1863, Private Clack is on picket or fortification duty near Big Black River in Mississippi, outside of the Vicksburg fortifications.
__________
Private W.R. Clack of Co. B, 43rd Tennessee Infantry Regiment, with saber, pistol, and small book. half-plate ambrotype, hand-colored ; 15.7 x 12.7 cm (case) Donated by Tom Liljenquist; 2012 Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs; Ambrotype/Tintype photograph filing series; Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. Record page for image is here.
______________
Note: This image has been digitally enhanced for fade correction, color enhancement and selected spot removal. Civil War Portrait 030
Unidentified woman with cased photograph of Private W.R. Clack Co. B, 43rd Tennessee Infantry Regiment, possibly Clack’s future wife, Sabria Caroline Newport Clack. They married after the war.
half-plate ambrotype, hand-colored ; 15.7 x 12.7 cm (case)
Donated by Tom Liljenquist; 2012
Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs; Ambrotype/Tintype photograph filing series; Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.
Record page for image is here.
______________
Note: This image has been digitally enhanced for fade correction, color enhancement and selected spot removal.
Civil War Portrait 031
On May 10, 1863, Private Clack is on picket or fortification duty near Big Black River in Mississippi, outside of the Vicksburg fortifications.
__________
Private W.R. Clack of Co. B, 43rd Tennessee Infantry Regiment, with saber, pistol, and small book.
half-plate ambrotype, hand-colored ; 15.7 x 12.7 cm (case)
Donated by Tom Liljenquist; 2012
Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs; Ambrotype/Tintype photograph filing series; Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.
Record page for image is here.
______________
Note: This image has been digitally enhanced for fade correction, color enhancement and selected spot removal.
Civil War Portrait 030
