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That death was near, I suppose I believed, but I saw it only as a rest after the day's work.

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The scene was not a happy one yet we looked upon it in the cold stoical spirit of a soldier; a slight chilling pang and then a return soul and body to the enemy before us.

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I would prefer being in a hard battle; however, I will be satisfied with whatever happens to me in this war, if only the country comes out of this peril safe and to the satisfaction of the finest and best government on earth.

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But it is neither cannon nor bayonet that will do the worst damage to this city. No, this place will remember the war against our government just as long as there are inhabitants here.

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Vicksburg lies on top of a bluff on the east side of a large tongue of land jutting out into the Mississippi.

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We set the town on fire and burned down every house as a warning to other small towns along the river.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Politician

Born: February 2nd, 1843

Died: April 28th, 1923

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