The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1905-06-29
WAR NEWS OF 1868.
The Confederate Side of the Siege of
vicksburg. They Were Hard
Pressed for Provisions.
Mule Meat and Fricasseed Kitten were
Considered Luxuries in the
Besieged City.

paper was used in it's stead. The
Vicksburg Daily Citizen was among
the last papers to suspend, and when
the Union soldiers entered the city on
July 4th, 1868, they found considera-
BILE type in the Citizen Office, all set
for printing. Some printers among
the Union forces run the paper off
just as they found it, only adding a
note. The matter in the paper was
purely confederate and now, forty
two years later, is something of
curiosity. A fac smile of this issue
of the Citizen is in the Union office.
It is printed on wall paper and few
extracts are made from it which will
be found interesting reading. The
paper is dated July 2, 1868, but as the
siege was hot the publication was de-
layed until after the surrender as be-
fore stated. The extracts are as fol-
lows:
Grants forces did little firing on
Tuesday afternoon, but the balance of
that day was comparatively quiet.
Yesterday morning they were very
still, and continued so until early in
the afternoon, when they sprung
mine on the left of our centre, and
opened fire along the line for some
distance. We have not been able to
ascertain anything definitely as to
our loss, but as officers were on the
lookout for this move of the enemy,
the expectations of the Yankees we're
not realized by great DEAL
Porter is enjoying a season of rest,
and his men are doubtless obliged to
him for his kind consideration for
their welfare. On Tuesday he fired
few shells from his Parrots, and kept
his men tolerably busy sharp-shooting
across the river, with no other result
than might be expected. The mortars
have not been used for nearly eight
hours. Poor fool, he might as we'll
give up the vain aspiration he enter
tains of capturing our city or EXTERN
ination Of our people, and return to
his master to receive the reward such
a gasconading dolt will meet at the
hands of the unappreciating govern
ment at Washington.
Mid the din and clash of arms, the
screech of shells and whistle of bull
let's, which are a continual feature in
the status of our beleaguered city, in
cidents Of happiness often arise to
vary in a CHEEKY way the phases of
so stern a scene. On the evening of
the 30th ult., with gayety, mirth and
good-feeling, at a prominent hospital
of this city, through the ministerial
offices of chaplain of gallant regi-
ment, Charles Royal Prince Imperial
OF Ethiopia, of the Berberigo family,
espoused the lovely and accomplished
Rosa Glass, Arch Duchess of Sene-
gambia, one of the most celebrated
Princesses of the Laundressima Re-
gina. The affair was conducted with
great magnifcence, though as is usual
in troublous times, the sabler element
was predominant.
The foe may hurl their deadly bolts
And think we are a'frighted
Well may we scorn them-silly dolts-
Our Blacks are now united.
The Federal General McClernand,
until recently outside the rear of our
city, has been superseded. He and
Grant could not run in the same har-
ness. He was for splurging and
Grant for gassing- got the log
gerheads. So poor Mac. had to leave
and Grant has all his own way.
The Yanks outside our city are con-
siderably on the sick list. Fever,
dysentery and disgust are their CON-
panions, and Grant is their master.
The boys are DESERVING daily, and
are crossing the river in the region of
Warrenton, cursing Grant and aboli-
tionists generally. The boys are
down upon the earth-delving, the bur-
rowing, the bad water and the hot
weather.
We are indebted to Major Gillespie
for steak of Confederate beef. alias
meat. We have tried it, and can as
sure our friends that if it is rendered
necessary, they need have no scruples
at eating the meat. It is sweet. saw
DRY and tender, and so long as we
have mule left, we are satisfied our
soldiers will be content to subsist on il.
Victimized ....
We learned of an instance wherein
knight of the quill'' and disciple
OF the "black art,' with malice in
their hearts and vengeance in their
eyes, ruthlessly put a period to the
existence of a venerable feline. that
has for time not within the reco11oo-