The National tribune., 1902-07-31

this, our reinforeements since we have had
the city invested have reached 10000.
"Our army has unlimited confidence in
Gen. Grant, and we think there is no such
thing as failing in taking Vicksburg and
the whole rebel army inside its works.
When we get it it will be big thing,
and you can have some big Qualifications
over it; but you fellows up there, who are
out of-range of rebel shells and rife balls,
can afford to wait, if we can. We have
had but one man severely wounded since
wrote last-William Carman, gun-shot
through the neck-and two or three others
slightly. The regiment was never in bet
ter health.
"Our camp equipage and all that we left
behind when we went from Milliken's Bend
was soon after moved to Young's Point,
and as the rebels did not go there in force,
they are all safe. We have only those
tents that we captured from the rebels
when we drove them in from their earth
works; but we have not room to put up
all our tents, if we had them, where they
would be out of range of the rebel rifle pits.
But we expect to have better quarters in
the city of Vicksburg before very long, and
are patiently enduring all the incOnveni-
ences here. The 10Th occupy the same hill
that they have from the second day Of the
siege"
THE CITY's CONTINUOUS COMMANDMENT.
Under date of June 21,- Lieut.. Burt
wrote:
1.-The 34th day of the siege has come,
with but little change in the situation. In
accordance with an order from Gen. Grant,
our batteries all along the lines opened on
the enemy's works yesterday morning at
O'Clock, and continued to pour shot and
shell into rebel camps and the city until 10
o'clock a. m. 1t must have made it terri
bly, hot for them. Seventy shells were
seen to burst IN one of their forts. During
all the six hours of cannOnading they did
not dare to raise their heads to reply from
their fort, and the only evidence of any
rebels being there was a ball from theiI
rifle pits whizzing over our heads occasion.
ally. The evening previous they fired q
few rounds Of grape and shell at the 10th
from one of their forts on the hill opposite
Us, but they did not get them close enough
to hurt anybody. 1t stirred us up some
however, fer it was the first salute of the
kind we had heard from them for several
days. This thing of fighting all day by
the month is getting to be very irksome
business; but the obstinate rascals across
the ravine won't hoist the white flag yet
and think we can endure it little longer
than they can, with their short ratiOns and
iron hail storms. They hold on to the be-
| leaguered garrison with an endurance and
have been no casualties in the regiment
since Hollsbury was killed, and the sick
| list is moderate in number.
Our situation on these high hills, where
We can get purer atmosphere, is much
more conductive to good health than in tn,
lowlands and in the neighborhood of The
malarious pools and bayous Of Young:
i Point and Milliken's Bend.
Our camp equipage left behind at Mil
] liken's Bend has all been brought over t.
i the YaZOO Landing, but only a few tent.
have been brought here yet, as we have
not room enough to lay out a regular CAM
on the hillside we occupy behind our riff
pits. What tents we have get balls pu
through them frequently. The boys hav,
over with pieces of old tents left behind b.
1 the rebels when they were driven in.
Il Cane grows abundantly in the ravines
/. and by plating few of them togethe
with bark and placing something under tn,
ends to raise them a few inches from tn,
ground, quite springy and comfortabl,
bedstead is made, which is much bette
; 4e ground is wet.
"As there are now no hopes of bein,
able to celebrate the 4th of July with gu
friends at home, we cherish the hope tha
we may be able to celebrate it in the cit,
: of Vicksburg. Opinions are various as t
how much longer the rebels can hold out
; Some think only a few days, while other
: think they may hold out weeks, but al
agree that they must put up the white fa
and submit finally to an unconditional sur
render. There is the greatest confidence il
Gen. Grants ability to prevent the sieg
being raised by Johnston, Bragg, or any
body else who may attempt it, and tn
, heavy reinforcements that are coming il
make us feel sure that there is no question
about holding our position.
capt. Landgraeber, better known b.
, the sobriquet of the "Flying Dutchman,
was severely wounded this morning Will
, standing near his battery taking a surve
! Of the enemy's works. His battery is Of