Diary of John Myer, 1863, Jan. 2 -- Dec. 31.

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Diary of John Myer, 1863, Jan. 2 -- Dec. 31.

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John Myer's diary for the year 1863 when the 28th Regiment was part of the Department of the Tennessee and, since July 1863, the Department of Gulf. Long, detailed daily entries cover the military campaigns and operations -- Gorman's expedition up the White River (Jan. 13-19); expedition from Helena, Ark. to Yazoo Pass (Feb. 13 - Apr. 5); operations against Fort Pemberton and Greenwood (Mar. 13 - Apr. 5); expedition to St. Francis River (Apr. 5-11); the battles of Port Gibson (May 1); Bayou Pierre (May 2-3); Fourteen-Mile Creek (May 12 -13); Champion Hill (May 17); Big Black River (May 17); siege of Vicksburg, Miss. (May 18 - July 4); the siege of Jackson (Miss)' duty at Carrollton and Brashear City, La. (Aug. 2 - Oct. 3); Western Louisiana Campaign (Oct. 3 - Nov. 3), and duty at New Iberia and New Orleans, La. The diary also discusses the soldiers' health; war and political news; encounters with Union loyalists and African Americans, etc

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