Camp of the 15^th Regt

In the rear of Vicksburg

May 26^th 1863

 

Dear Brother & Sister

                                    I have a chance to day of sending a letter up the river so I thought I would write you a few lines we have got fairly to work at the city got it entirely surrounded and now it is only a question of time with them when they will surrender we have lost no men as yet in the 15^th but we are going to have some hard fighting to do we have about 500 pieces of artillery / playing on the city more or less all the time. Shells are flying in all directions excuse me for not writing more as I have a very poor way of writing we had to leave every thing behind except one blanket not even a change of clothes. after we get settled again and if I am spared I will give you the particulars please let our friends know in Carroll that I am well as this is the only piece of paper that I can get all well                                                 

 

your Brother

George

                       

Direct as before

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