ral Neefe chased
him over the hills awhile and returned, when King, corporal of the
guard, with three men, tried it, but with no better success. They then
returned to camp. When ---- thought pursuit was abandoned, he returned,
when three guards with sabres arrested him, but he got away, putting
them at defiance, running over the hills yelling like a maniac.
Lieutenant Hood now mounted the guards, and after a good deal of running
and more excitement, he halted from exhaustion and attacked the guards,
Proctor and Richardson. At this time quite a mob of ---- sympathizers
made for the guards and interfered, but were finally subdued, and in the
afternoon Hood took ----, ---- and ---- to the Provost Marshal, and they
are to-night locked up in jail. Army regulations read at roll call.

Vicksburg, Thursday, Sept. 10. Very warm and quiet during the day. All
ready and awaiting marching orders. J ---- taken to the Provost Marshal
as being concerned in yesterday's riot. Mail arrived, brought the sad
news of the death of Alice, Evie's sister. After supper call, while
eating quietly in the dusk, a hurried order came to hitch up, and was
executed with more haste. Our piece was not going, and I knew not in
what capacity I was to go, but it was evident there was nobody to tell
me just then. And not wishing to be left, I hurriedly packed my blankets
and started with the column; nearly everything lying around, such was
the haste. We marched briskly until we reached the levee street, when we
halted, made a counter march and returned to camp.

AT WORK AGAIN

Vicksburg, Friday, Sept. 11. Reveille at the usual time, breakfast,
after which proceeded to move; hitched quietly and leisurely. I was
ordered to pick my team out of the Platoon and harness it as extra team,
which gave me an opportunity to take my valise along with me. Griff took
my butter keg and dried apples. Left my overcoat with E. W. E.,
knapsack in charge of G. M. Spencer and Piper, who are to stay behind.
Proceeded to the levee and loaded on to the "Illinois", a large freight
boat; guns put in position on the forecastle, the horses in the stern
unharnessed. All was stowed away tuck by 9 A. M. Infantry loading on
teams and mules all the remainder of the day, filling up the lower deck
so as to be impassable. Made our bed on the boiler deck and slept.

[Sidenote: 1863 Toiling Up the Mississippi]

On the Mississippi, Saturday, Sept. 12. Early the "muskets" appeared o