The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-08-15
Totes From : Private's Diary,
Printed In the New York
Times
Under Fire From tho
City While Trying to Make
an Island.
How the Infantry Savsd tho Navy From
An Attack ~ the Cavalry-Forasing
Expeditions.

kAamnhis in cha .nrino nj 1863 Was we'll
rrirned A. .x.r, ,asn.ot. W. had besu
(sh,inadad nv o..,on;no too nav regiments
i'm th,.a IA ma. ana thes, : new reg
m.nt.- rnnh.,.d NOR. than the old three.
~ .tsam.d .lono s,owlv. tue nav in ad-
anna. until MiIliken,s bend was reached,
M hara - left troops 70 work. or Try TO
,oyk. . connection across the Mississippi
49, vickshnrv. aavs ! writer in the New
vorh T;m..
w. continued N down and landed .
NON d;.t.rca above Tia canal dug 1 year
,.fora ~ Aroopa Who came vp from New
hr,..rs. vhioh vas EXPECTED 10 change the
.onrse Of M mississippi, thus iaolatinQ
VicksburR. We campsd mere Deh.na we
svess, filed mp the lsvee at the lead OF she
nld ditch. and procesded 20 dig II deeper
"a -;d., c,..r .c,osa the point.
\ !. .ns"A.s" T....I;.. \, M. ,oca,itv II
nissofy' .peaA'Ak :. s..ss 80.
,The inevitable exposure OF tho troops in
4. .-amr. and on the river began to tell
'-.",-r. i. h..,.h ~ ~. NAN II did
e.rtu1Ay ~ W. 49,. -. ~.
not appear 70 nurs a. Do isi'ow.. ou' ~
new regiment suffered severely. The waser
vac 10 near the surface that . grave could
at hA 1nn AYAQnk In tn0 I4Y00. AnO 406E
nos % uuk sAsop' ui.n.hrr.
evee vas ons . = e', han..
pould b sesn-particularly me cours mouse
from whore " worked on the canal, and
,rr .nt~aoonists certainly could sse 10, for
~. h.d =. Mo onu that used % greet az
s ~ -h;,. :. dronr;,. :. .heli In our
onee n : wnils oy oroppin sno.' 80.
~visinity. We we're TOO old to get caught
after the first she'll, ~ " stationed mon to
.x.h ~, AZ. smoke vhan She gun was
~" son III 49,. thsr, ..nt \. in :.
nIeo' anu one -, :--,-
hurry to cover. ms was s'ln0l, aMu'
mont. a. il vas the only saolte.aens we nsa.
49, 800. ran tima "a drop before
see sse pan 9 ..S. him and "Whistiinr
we nn ~. ~. m;,.. ~
D!ok, W.. snaoe - c.mn from Aha ditch ~
~ I..ulu - RAJ. and hers I NAV aav
E hs4 : 4, ul ~. thrs. vasys snd eioht months in
sne as.y y drnnL ~ ia nrassnos Or the
y u.u " a. a. arat ~ vere alloved 10 take
co oN - . ann a. nnsrters and az Il nm
O9I oEInA r.t.r hnt theye vare
Win saaaI sIS All tne;r dr;nk. ma then
zen wao wos rrr%an snldisr. more wore
w naa vnnId s.va eyerv dav until thew
S.lsss Wy mi. and then cet drunk.
n1d 9 oansoon ius1: - r;ohe ksra. az o.
D,nanlnA IT,. -. crdsr
w1snoGs.u ~ 4 .ha .snsI "a threv ali thu dirt
IN alggih9 c..n ~ d;tch ana onr
on one VIZ .wew ,svsa. Finallv il Vas
Gan:!. = ~ ~ v..h-nnt nfooeas acain.
~ S Se ma a. the head and foot were
So tne ua1. Az Mississinni river Ia
S.rov"H1 ~. .-.x hut the atrOno current CON
~. ~. wy ia cnnrsa. Althouoh the
slnue@ ! = -.nt throuoh the oanal.
W:M.0o., : - .nfR c,enA force 70 wash IL ont
xvwss;sst;ar ana AMI off Vfoksbur0. with
~ .tt.r;ss $50 -
"a =. CLOSED il no again, and then opened
m 4 p.ace IN ~ ~ mad v.snot strone enouoh
! ~, ns ~ Hst IT, n;obt n hr"ke. lsttinc the river
49, anu - snss sr1 a. % had moi closed M
In.o nsa - sama rnsh;nu into our camps.
T !. rs.nit vas that Va had to camp
-. a.. n.;n iovaa. the cemetery. and
pr 'Io .t.;a for . week. FINALLY the
~ c a. ~. ..n.I dssn and. vide enough 10
~. 5 hnt sfter all this work it
non. 49," nd r. tha hast az orr knovl-
~ hn.t n.vsr nasaad THROUGH.
IS Eori : cna mornino ve went nell NELL out
LAZY ~ ~ .aa that waa the mltter. a.
.n W. = h.hald too 81 Admiral F~arraput's
sess. ..rUth. Hartford ana Albatross-
n.n;rn ,hs;r rssnects 10 Vickeburo, Il was
p.y..f tn "a "A none or few Of IN vest
49,. "a go saan : mau-of-var Or salt
~.tar .vsn The Vickburp Guns welcomed
~ eav;..i .r6 ha retired and returned 70
NJ O.ia.r. .rd Ran Rntler. Vioksburo
y" -. %....ri.s vsra On Too hioh 4 hluf
s 1 49,. narsi vas.als s1oant al ahort ranoe.
- .ha..fn,. iittia in iurv was done on
~" ~ a;S. ~
As 49,. .tataa .,aoldier muat be kent
n - somathinU-or alae illnaas.
ovan ko,s ..nt on sYcnrsions nm The river'
.".S""snt - :. hoat IA foraue. Theae
.nd., cortro, ~ ths colonial. And %
49, n.y.. .Iooo rnt;, . ,isntstion "a aasn
LEE soai IeNL.S os - - h.d not haen .Inotadn
His -o]a n iond;ro and procaed.d
i.i;ho. ~ "to,n ~ t.Ia ali ths corn ana hsv
1N.nv. "" -h;i. asch man tool ali thee
.binLara md s-aet notatoes ha conld cary.
:. -. ~ohh.rv mt thi. a. war, and in
II was r'; ;ruos "a Guild fnd th.tt
tha niort ma burned hia cotton for fea,
= !pnuL, 49, l. W. conid mt AT cotton
w "o..a ~nth;r, az -. Int thoas chieL-
" "na s ~" no-h snd .wast rnt,toa. an
onoLaa n ons L.&tla At tha same tins. ware
SDi;a;o,a All tbo tronh'ia vas that "a Ma
~ ~ Ha"L - th.t ia ditch
D. S;nar nv, frrn;shed n. nth. an.
,;ch.,. a,eat Inv ~ wh;ch va .sera nr.-
.;ssn 80 not;H.1 An old coai hnros w.a
SIod - .;th hi1h .mokastack wall r.. c.d
.o.thoi.. AZ - t.ra inntarn. huno IN,
n. ino. ~ cnnnon ana a allow smoEx
Ivy ;nhtod 81 ~. tN hnrn a lone wh,is ~
90. .ss..;"a a. a. ths hn,k vsrv d.rL
n;abs was S.1.ctsd md the,dnmmv onnh".
..t ! T'hs confadsrstes vars vinilnna
"a -. .o.r -. .ha vss v;thin r.nns an.
$500 s.;ua - 10, sh" h.d noth;rn T.
~ oer mad IN hsr cour.s T. xss
= hs.nt;fnI a;.ht =. = iookad a. %honoh
n 1l0A0s uo IL AooAVN ~ SAoVkA