Project Gutenberg 2022-10-13 Public domain in the USA. 136 Wells, Seth J. (Seth James) 1842 1864 Wells, Seth James Krolik, Sarah Ewell Bliss, May Wells 16000903 The siege of Vicksburg, from the diary of Seth J. Wells $aUnited States :$bWm. H. Rowe,$c1915. David E. Brown and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Siege of Vicksburg: From the Diary of Seth J. Wells" by Seth J. Wells is a historical account written during the early 20th century. It recounts the experiences of Wells, a soldier during the American Civil War, focusing specifically on the siege of the critical Confederate stronghold of Vicksburg. The diary offers an intimate glimpse into military life, detailing the daily struggles, camaraderie, and harsh realities faced by soldiers of the Union Army. The opening portion of the diary introduces the reader to Wells's experiences as he records the events from November 3, 1862, detailing the ongoing preparations and movements of his regiment, as well as the dynamics between old and new troops. Wells describes their encampments, the changing weather, and general drills while giving insights into the camaraderie and rivalry among soldiers. He also notes interactions with the townspeople and the difficulties of maintaining supplies. The narrative sets a vivid backdrop of daily life in wartime, characterized by resilience amidst the hardships of military service, foreshadowing the intense confrontations that are to come as they approach Vicksburg. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20220212171053wells 1915 US Reading ease score: 83.6 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Vicksburg (Miss.) -- History -- Siege, 1863 E456 Text Category: Biographies Category: History - American Category: History - Warfare 164939 2025-07-27T10:30:53.472981 text/html 164133 2022-10-13T21:55:02 text/html 648308 2025-07-27T10:30:57.798947 application/epub+zip 649542 2025-07-27T10:30:54.758991 application/epub+zip 376332 2025-07-27T10:30:53.998944 application/epub+zip 1522229 2025-07-27T10:30:59.912904 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1263110 2025-07-27T10:30:57.235983 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 144086 2025-07-27T10:30:53.127971 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 143709 2022-10-13T21:55:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18180 2025-07-27T10:31:00.062896 application/rdf+xml 16572 2025-07-27T10:30:54.254955 image/jpeg 1798 2025-07-27T10:30:54.124963 image/jpeg 52835 2022-10-13T21:55:39 application/octet-stream application/zip 1055993 2022-10-13T21:55:39 application/octet-stream application/zip 1176126 2025-07-27T10:30:53.513982 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog