The National tribune., 1894-04-26

fully concealed in the stuffing, was found
a large quantity of the highiy-prized
and coveted quinine.
At another time two well-dressed
ladies, returning from the city in a car
riage, approached the picket-line, and,
after alighting to permit search of their
carriage, were in the act of getting back
into it when the unnatural movements of
one of them aroused suspicion, resulting
in their being sent to a tent close by, In
charge of loyal ladies, for search of
their persons, revealing the fact that the
suspected one wore heavy skirt quilted
so full of small packages of quinine that
it almost stood alone.
Another woman was caught trying to
pass the picket-line with quite large
quantity of quinine concealed in her
hair, which was neatly arranged in a
large coil at the back of her head.
On the 18th of May, '63, the Third
Brigade of our division packed up tents,
camp equipage, ETC., and shipped aboard
steamers for Milliken's Bend, to join in
the operations around Vicksburg, and
the other brigades of the Fourth Divis-
ion shipped on board feet of steamers
on the 18th, conveyed by
TWO GUNBoATs,
and proceeded down the river for the
same point.
The next day while our feet was glid-
ing along near sharp bend in the river
the steamer Crescent City, carrying the
Sd Iowa, was suddenly fired into by a
masked rebel battery on the left bank of
the river, wounding II or 10 men. In
less time than it takes to tell it the two
gunboats swung into action, and sent a
storm of shot and she'll at the battery,
which quickly limbered to the rear, and
with its horses on dead run made good
Its escape in the adjacent woods and hills,
notwithstanding a company of cavalry
was landed as quickly as possible and
sent in pursuit.
We arrived at Milliken's Bend Con
the opposite side of the river from Vicks-
burg and seven miles above) about noon
on the 18th of May, and the next day
the Fourth Division went up the Yazoo
River, and from there to Haynes Bluff,
thence to its position east of and in the
rear of Vicksburg, with the besieging
army around the city.
May 80 the SD ILL.,, with other regi-
ments, moved its camp to a point one
mile nearer the city, where it settled
down to hold its part of the line, erect
ing strong earthworks opposite the rebel
Notifications across valley about half a
mile in width; and across this valley
through those long. hot Midsummer days
the firing was maintained between the
besiegers and the besieged so steadily that
both sides kept well down behind their
works, for it was like
INVITING SURE DEATH
for any soldier to expose even so much
as his head at the top of the works.
On the 22d of June John Sullivan,
of Co. F, ventured for only minute to
raise his head just above the crest of
our works to look across the valley, and
was instantly killed by rebel sharp
shooter, the deadly bullet striking John
squarely in the forehead. A soldier by
the name of Hancock, of Co. 6, was
killed by sharpshooter just few days
before. We felt the loss of Sullivan
keenly, for he was one of the best of sol
diers, always ready for duty.
On the night of May 2S Capt. Bradley,
one of Gen. Lauman's staff officers, while
experimenting the location of picket
lines, was shot and instantly killed by a
rebel picket, and Lieut. c. w. Hyde, of
Co. F, was detailed to take his place.
Some time previous to this had been
detailed On special duty with the Pro-
Marshal, Lieut.. ID. II. Budlong, who
had succeeded Lieut.. ID. L. Houston, of
our company, in that position.
The rebel army, under Gen. J. E.
Johnston, hovered in our rear across
Black River, and failing to venture to
cross with his army to raise the siege of
Vicksburg, he was continually sanding
scouts by night through our lines with
such needed articles as they could secrete
on their persons for the beleaguered gar
rison, and when these scouts were cap
tured, as was no unusual occurrence, they
were placed in charge of the Provost
Marshal with other rebel prisoners for
safe keeping until they could be sent
North TO military prisons.
On the Both of May, early in the
morning, eight rebel scouts were captured
by our pieket-patrol, and among other
things secreted on their persons were
100000 gun-caps.
In addition to such capture the Pro-
st-Marshal
TOOK CHARGE OF DEsERTERs
from the rebel army, which about this
time became quite numerous, for they
reported horse meat and mule meat of
the poorest quality as getting to be very
limited in supply. The most desertions
from any one command was from the 9th
Tex, which, according to reports, had
been on the point of mutiny over some
serious grievance that they had most I'M
justly been compelled to submit to, and
in the darkness of the night they would
abandon their outlines and come over as
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