. Memoirs: historical and personal; including the campaigns of the First Missouri Confederate Brigade . ^ reserves, in the rear of theenemys lines, yet remained to be encountered, still greatlysuperior to the reduced and exhausted force of the garrison. The siege had now lasted forty-five days, and our loss inkilled was very heavy, while those who were wounded or sickconstituted nearly half the men that were still living. Thoughthe Federal loss was large, reinforcements were constantlyreceived, which not only kept up but even increased the strengthof the besieging force. Our men had become wor
. Memoirs: historical and personal; including the campaigns of the First Missouri Confederate Brigade . ^ reserves, in the rear of theenemys lines, yet remained to be encountered, still greatlysuperior to the reduced and exhausted force of the garrison. The siege had now lasted forty-five days, and our loss inkilled was very heavy, while those who were wounded or sickconstituted nearly half the men that were still living. Thoughthe Federal loss was large, reinforcements were constantlyreceived, which not only kept up but even increased the strengthof the besieging force. Our men had become worn out, and not alone careless, buteven reckless, and I noticed, on the day of the second, thatmany of them were killed from needless exposure, and a large. Negotiation for the Surrender of Vicksburg. HISTORICAL AND PERSONAL. 357 nmount of casualties occurred. We were now losing a great num-ber of men every day, and the fire from the enemys batteriesand sharp-shooters was actively and unceasingly maintained. About nine oclock, on the morning of the third, a flag of trucewas sent out by General Pemberton and the firing putting up sentinels on the works around the parapet,the Federal guard and ours could touch bayonets, and at onepoint they were so close, that each claimed the ground uponwhich the other stood; it was finally decided that the Federalsentinel should keep a little back, and not have an opportunityof looking into our works. An interview took place between Generals Pemberton andBowen on our part, and Grant and McPherson on that of theenemy, and was held just to the right of the parapet, aboutthirty yards distant. Every one is familiar with the descriptionsand photographs of General Grant, and I will only observe that
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