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George C. Burmeister diary, 1864
1864-03-10 -- 1864-03-11
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Thursday 10. Every body is busy today in securing his baggage on board the boat and in writing letters to his friends, what a bustle and rush there is everywhere. I laid in a good stock of provisions for this trip. Had my measure taken for a suit of new clothes which I sent Mr. Jerome Crocker at Muscatine Iowa. This evening our expedition left Vicksburg, it consists of 7,500 men, on 18 transports and convoyed by several gun boats. I wish it success, may it accomplish its object. We are having a very crowded time on board this boat, it is very uncomfortable. Allright. Friday 11. At sunrise this morning we passed Natchez, arrived at a plantation two miles above Red river where we landed, several gun boats can be seen at the mouth of the river. The entire expedition remained here today, and while here the soldiers got on shore and first took all the chickens, pigs, potatoes and eatables, some not content with this commenced plundering the negro shanties and stole all the money the poor blacks had saved by their hard labor for years, one old darky had $250 taken, for which he had worked very hard he said, one young negro woman lost $15. and other goods she was very wroth. One negress had some gold earrings stolen not content with this they set the man’s house on fire because they had found a confederate flag and a confederate commission for the owner of the
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Thursday 10. Every body is busy today in securing his baggage on board the boat and in writing letters to his friends, what a bustle and rush there is everywhere. I laid in a good stock of provisions for this trip. Had my measure taken for a suit of new clothes which I sent Mr. Jerome Crocker at Muscatine Iowa. This evening our expedition left Vicksburg, it consists of 7,500 men, on 18 transports and convoyed by several gun boats. I wish it success, may it accomplish its object. We are having a very crowded time on board this boat, it is very uncomfortable. Allright. Friday 11. At sunrise this morning we passed Natchez, arrived at a plantation two miles above Red river where we landed, several gun boats can be seen at the mouth of the river. The entire expedition remained here today, and while here the soldiers got on shore and first took all the chickens, pigs, potatoes and eatables, some not content with this commenced plundering the negro shanties and stole all the money the poor blacks had saved by their hard labor for years, one old darky had $250 taken, for which he had worked very hard he said, one young negro woman lost $15. and other goods she was very wroth. One negress had some gold earrings stolen not content with this they set the man’s house on fire because they had found a confederate flag and a confederate commission for the owner of the
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