Tuesday, 2d.—3:30 A. M., ordered back to our brigade. Lying in reserve behind 57th Georgia. 3 P. M., ordered into ditches between 39th and 56th Georgia regiments; very dangerous place, as can be raked by artillery.
Robert M. Magill—Personal Reminiscences of a Confederate Soldier Boy, 39th Georgia Regiment of Infantry
Saturday, 30th.—Gunboats from below throwing shell every half-hour; mortars throwing shells pretty freely; these mortar shells were about twenty-two inches in diameter, and made more noise than they did execution.
Friday, 29th.—Very heavy cannonading from 7 to 8 A. M., along the center. Gunboats came up and shelled the woods in our front; throwing some shells from mortars across the peninsula, but doing little damage.
Thursday, 28th.—Skirmishing and heavy cannonading all day.
Siege of Vicksburg.
Wednesday, 27th.—11 A. M. Four gunboats steamed up and commenced shelling at us, which was responded to by our siege guns, at the same time a gunboat attempted to pass the batteries from above but was sunk in about fifteen minutes under the Rebel guns. It was reported that this was the Gunboat “Cincinnati,” one of the best boats on the river; just out on its first trip. It was said that it was attempting to silence a battery that could not be turned on river or on the land. 12 M., gunboats moved out of range of siege guns. All is quiet. One man killed; two wounded.
Tuesday, 26.—3 A. M. Ordered to Warrenton Road near river; put in ditches; several prisoners taken by a sortee party.
Monday, 25th.—One artilleryman killed and another wounded by sharp-shooters. 3 P. M., flag of truce, and Federals allowed to bury their dead; some of our boys went out and talked to them.
Sunday, 24th.—Sergeant Wright, of Company C, killed by Minnie ball. Crocket White mortally wounded.
Friday, 22d.—12 M. Federals charged S. D. Lee’s Alabama brigade. Being on reserve, we were sent through a perfect shower of shot and shell to re-inforce. Heavy fighting; Feds driven back; captured three or four stands of colors and several prisoners. General Lee’s aid killed by shell, within twenty feet of us. D. Brown wounded. Gunboats attacked river batteries, but were driven off; pretty hot times on all sides; great many Federals killed to-day in the several charges made; not very many Rebels killed, but several wounded. 8 P. M., ordered back to our place on reserve.
Thursday, 21st.—Sharp-shooters pegging away. W. F. White slightly wounded in head by Minnie ball; heavy cannonading all day.
