The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1910-03-18
CONTINUED from last week.

] night, as we'll as Others have beer
quite hungry all day.
June 1O.-Last night the firing was
as usual. In my dreams was at home
with my wife and little. boys, but
alas, when l awoke, all my pleaEani
dreams had vanished. l was yet in
Vicksburg, fragments Of shells were
falling around me in every direction
This morning a very heavy rain fell
but clemens were In commotion, the
forked Tightening playing, the thun-
der rolling peal after peal, The rain
falling in torrenVs, YET firing was
kept up as usual. | bought a very
small piece Of rice bread today for
one dollar and eat i: with some sugar
which is sixty cents per pound
June 11.-Another rain fell last
night. / stretched my blanket over a
pole and gathered some leaves for a
bed ard lay down and slept sweet
ly all night. Many poor soldiers had
not half so good a bed.
June 12-It was thought tina. the
enemy contemplated another assault
on our works We moved up some
three hundred yards and took our po-
sition, just in the rear of the breast
works, buc 10 charge was made. In
our opsition we could watch GA pound
shells fired over our heads and strike
into a hill p in our rear, burst and
throw dirt and fragments in every di-
rection.
June 13.-Back in our old position
The enemy has got heavy guns and
have been using them very much 10
our discompfort.
June 14.-Last night we were mov-
ed to the left of the center and re-
lieved General Green's brigade. We
had been in the bitches eleven days
Today has been s.fller than common
until evening when they seemed TO
forget that it is Sunday and open
ed several guns on us, bun no harm
done as we know Of
June live mounted a 20 pound
gun last night near our bitches ard
this morning a duel ensued in which
we had several wounded.
June 16.-Last might as is common
our men ard The Federals got up a
conversation across the line inquir-
ing after each others friends and as
1t happened the Sixth and Eighth
Missouri Federals were in our front,
and good many found their friends.
Some ound their brothers in Cppo-
site armies. | witnessed case Of Two
friends meating, both from st. Louis,
Henry Williams, Federal, and Jackson
Rs,el, as soon as Williams found out
Jackson, he said meet ME half way
which Ihey did just out side of their
works. 1t WIS too dark TO see what
they did, but we heard Williams say,
81 must hug YOU Charley" and they
sat down and held long conversation
The hatred that We once had SEEM
ed 20 have, died away in great meas
ure and now we look on each other
with pity that they should be brougb
agains. people that emily with 10 gov
ern themselves; burn up Iheir homes
under the prstense of pro'ec'ing that
old union our fathers fought for. On,
what blind infatuatiOn. May God give
Them time to think and open their
understanding.
June 17.-Last night our regiment
was relieved by General Green's brig
ade We were taken around in deep
hollow so as 10 be ready 20 support
The Third louisiana at any time we
should be needed.
June 1S.-Nothing more than COM
mon today, two of the men that drove
the ambulance were wounded.
June 19.-This morning c. r. Man
win. a private OF our company while
fixing to shoot through a port hole
that he had made last night was
shot through the head, and died
insanity without groan. His loss
was deeply felt by his compHny and
regiment. No Drawer man ever drew a
trigger.
June 20.-Thfs mcrrtng about half
past four, the enemy opened "a ter
rible cannonading on us Uhe infantry
also joining in, and for four hours
kept up an awful fuss. Our loss was
considerable c. l.. Dugan, of Cass
county. was killed with cannon ball.
In the evening just as we had re-
celved our grub. We were called into
line and in a few minutes We were
up to our worHs,it, however turned
out to be a false alarm. The eriemy
have dug to our works in several
places and in our front they have
dug up to a paIapett thaG THE Third