1863) 
May 20th Vicksburg 
There was heavy canonading all last night at Vicksburg. Our Div. left Black river Bridge at dark this evening, and marched 5 miles toward Vicksburg, and bivouaced for night. May 21st
 At 6 A.M. we were on our way to vicksburg. heavy canonading all day - we have had nothing to eat from the commissary for 3 days. Men are almost worn out - they look poor - weak and downcast. Arrived in front of the rebel fortifications at 3 P.M. and our Div. assigned a position on the left center.
 May 22nd 
Canonading all last night. This morning a line of artillery six miles long opened on the rebels, for 10 hours more than 4 cannon shots were fired at the rebel works. At 2 P.M. our glorious A.C. made several charges on the rebel works we succeeded in planting our banners on the parapets of 3 forts, but were unable to hold them, without the majority of the rebel works were captured at one time. So when night came our gallant boys left the rebel ditches and took up their old positions. The loss in our A.C. was heavy to day, at least 2,000. men.
