title: My Cave Life in Vicksburg: With Letters of Trial and Travel (Civil War)
author: Mary Ann Loughborough
description: CONTENTS I. Our Party set out for Vicksburg-The Ride and Scenery Scenes during the first Bombardment-View of the City and River-Opening of a Battery-The Enemy, 9 II. At Night the Signal Gun sounds-The Gunboats are coming down-The Town Awake-Shell Music-The Boats near us Rapid-Descent to the Cave-They have passed safely-Why the Confederate Guns do not fire-The Burning Transport, 15 III. Masked Battery on the Opposite Shore-Taking the Cars-Fright of the Negro Porters-Major Watts's Party-Stampede of Ladies, 20 IV. Jackson threatened Colonel Grierson General Pemberton departs-My Mind is made up to go also-Ride on the Cars-Vicksburg again, 25 V. To Vicksburg again-Aspirations-Troops passing to Black River-General Pemberton orders all Non-Combatants to leave the City, 29 VI. Rumors of the Federal Advance on Black River-Gun boats on the River-Cannonading and Fire at Warrenton-General Pemberton's Forces engaged at Black River, 35 VII. Sunday, the 17th-After Church-The Demoralized Army-Soldiers Stories, .... .40 VIII. Fresh Troops from Warrenton for the Intrenchments-"We'll Protect You"-Fears, 46 IX. The Ball in Motion-View from the Court House-Federal Prisoners sent across the River-Movements of Gunboats, 49 X. Groundless Fear of an Attack by Gunboats-Shells fall-The Bombardment begins-Cave Shelter-Garrison Force-Cave and Cave Life, 55 XI. Buried Alive-House Breaking-Appearance of Shell at Night-Under the Root of a Fig Tree, 63 XII. Fire at Night-A Narrow Escape-Moonlight Shells from the Battle Field Employment and Traffic, 69 XIII. Shells from the Rear of the City-Providential Deliverance-Pantomime Pea Meal-Hospital Accident, 73 XIV. Dogs-Horses-Descent of a Shell through a Cave-A Mother's Cries-Deserted Homes-Silence, 78 XY. An Excitement-Sinking of the Cincinnati Sky-Parlor Hill-Moving Prospects, 84 XVI. Fall of a Shell at the Corner of my Cave-Music-Casualties of the Day, 89 XVII. Ride to the Fortifications-Number of Caves along the Road-Appearance of the New Home-Change of Missiles, 94 XVIII. Morning Charge of General Burbridge-Horrors of War-An Important Discovery, 99 XIX. An Acceptable Present-Hunger-Half Rations-In the Rifle Pits, 105 XX. A Rainy Morning-A Waterspout-Dismal Experience-Brighter Prospects-An Unfortunate Sleeper, 109 XXI. Weary-The Couriers from General Johnston-Dangerous Pasturage-Mule Meat-Local Songs-Missed by a Minie Ball, 114 XXII. A Wounded Horse-Shrapnell Shells-Charge on the Intrenchments-Fearful Firing, 122 XXIII. An Unhappy Accident-The Unfortunate Ladies of Vicksburg-Approach of Mortar Shells near the In trenchments, 128 XXIV. Death of a Faithful Servant-Blowing up of a Fort-Loss of Prominent Officers-Surrender of Vicksburg, 135 XXV. A Fright-George my Protector-A Polite Soldier gets the Tent Fly, 143 LETTERS OF TRIAL AND TRAVEL, 147
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