1863)
 making holes big enough to bury an elephant.  hermans A.C. (15th) started after Johnston one hour after the surrender and our A.C. (13th) starts in the morning at 5 A.M.  If our Yankee brethern would do as well in the East as we have done in the West, the rebellion would soon be put down.
 Jackson Miss. July 18th 
Left Vicksburg on the morning of the 5th inst. Our advance arrived here on the 10th when skirmishing commenced and there was more or less fighting till on the morning the 17th when it was was discovered that the Reb's had evacuated this place. Before leaving they set fire to several buildings containing Ordnance stores, and the fire communicated to other buildings and by 10 A.M. 4 squares were burning at one time. It was a terific conflagration. What citizens were there piled their goods in the streets and in many instances were consumed there. The soldiers done some heavy plundering. 
Vicksburg Miss July 23rd 
Left Jackson on the 21st arrived here to day at 11 A.M.
