Under Siege! (25 page)

101 “From the remarks of some”: Wheeler,
The Siege of Vicksburg,
p. 177.

102 “They agreed with us perfectly”: Werner,
Reluctant Witnesses,
p. 84.

104 “all lived in a state of”: Cotton,
Yankee Bullets,
p. 28.

104 “one lady standing”: Cotton,
Yankee Bullets,
p. 71.

104 “Sometimes a cave had twenty”: Korn,
War on the Mississippi,
p. 140.

105 “as she was about to do so”: Cotton,
Yankee Bullets,
p. 29.

106 “Give them a chance”: Graham,
The Blue and the Gray,
p. 114.

106 “If slaves seem good soldiers”: Graham,
The Blue and the Gray,
p. 118.

106 “The bravery of the blacks”: Arnold,
Grant Wins the War,
p. 284.

108 “Our provisions were becoming”: Cotton,
Yankee Bullets,
p. 70.

108 “a half-barrel of [corn] meal”: Cotton,
Yankee Bullets,
p. 31.

109 “It was awful, either rubbery”: Korn,
War on the Mississippi,
p. 150.

109 “and pea meal”: Arnold,
Grant Wins the War,
p. 272.

109 “I have rarely heard a murmur”: Hankinson,
Vicksburg 1863,
p. 70.

109 “Graves are dug today”: Winschel,
Vicksburg: Fall,
p. 103.

111 “If you can’t feed us”: Schultz,
The Most Glorious Fourth,
p. 172.

112 “This is my only hope”: Schultz,
The Most Glorious Fourth,
p. 264.

112 “I know we can get better”: Schultz,
The Most Glorious Fourth,
p. 265.

113 “Dysentery had pulled me down”: Frederick Grant, “An Interview With,” p. 3.

114 “Soon a white flag appeared”: Frederick Grant, “With Grant at Vicksburg,” p. 7.

114 “Pemberton and I had served”: Schultz,
The Most Glorious Fourth,
p. 341.

115 “Father was immediately joined”: Frederick Grant, “With Grant at Vicksburg,” p. 7.

115-16 “I remained in the tent”: Frederick Grant, “With Grant at Vicksburg,” p. 7.

116 “All was quiet”: Cotton,
Yankee Bullets,
p. 71.

116 “We were all sitting outside”: Cotton,
Yankee Bullets,
p. 71.

117 “pale as death and with”: Hoehling,
Vicksburg: 47 Days,
p. 275.

117 “Such a scene of desolation”: Schultz,
The Most Glorious Fourth,
p. 367.

117 “A huge plantation wagon”: Hoehling,
Vicksburg: 47 Days,
p. 288.

118-19 “How sad was the spectacle”: Schultz,
The Most Glorious Fourth,
p. 360.

119 “men felt very bitterly”: Cotton,
Yankee Bullets, p.
71.

120 “You can imagine our feelings”: Werner,
Reluctant Witnesses,
p. 90.

120 “Our men had had full”: U. S. Grant,
Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant,
p. 295.

123 “Johnston evidently took in”: Korn,
War on the Mississippi,
p. 142.

123 “Really, it was very”: Julia Grant,
The Personal Memoirs,
p. 128.

124 “I stopped and looked back”: Arnold,
Grant Wins the War,
p. 298.

124 “Vicksburg, with her”: Loughborough,
My Cave Life,
p. 145.

125 “a popular conquering general”: Hoehling,
Vicksburg: 47 Days,
p. 287.

125-26 “I should think soldiers”: Schultz,
The Most Glorious Fourth,
p. 390.

126 “Hunger and misery”: Twain,
Cave Life During the Siege,
p. 5.

127 “had some trouble in”: Julia Grant,
The Personal Memoirs,
p. 135.

127 “was the last man who”: Cotton,
Yankee Bullets,
p. 67.

128 “admired courageous persistence”: Cotton,
Yankee Bullets,
p. 34.

128 “As we stepped aboard”: Cotton,
Yankee Bullets,
p. 34.

129 “I never want to live”: Cotton,
Yankee Bullets,
p. 19.

132 “My son accompanied me”: U. S. Grant,
Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant,
p. 255.

132 “I could not leave my post”: Kennett,
Sherman: A Soldier’s Life,
p. 209.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

My first conversation about the story I hoped to tell in this book was with Vicksburg’s own Gordon Cotton, the now-retired director/curator of the Old Courthouse Museum. Gordon introduced me to the reminiscences of children who became part of my story, and welcomed me to Vicksburg when I came to see it for myself. He also shared with me his extensive knowledge about life during the siege, and I am indebted to him. I am also grateful to his then-assistant, Jeff Giambrone, for his help. The current staff at the museum, especially George “Bubba” Bolm, director/curator, have provided valuable assistance with information and photographs. Terrence Winschel, historian at the Vicksburg National Military Park, helped clarify several factual inconsistencies. Betty England, now retired, gave me a memorable tour of the battleground. The staff at the British Library in London assisted me with source material. Meg Chorlian, Hilda Hands, Greg Schultz, and Linda Meyers also helped me. I am ever indebted to my agent Regina Ryan, and to my editor Melanie Kroupa and others at Farrar, Straus and Giroux. As always, I am sustained by my fellow scribes Barbara Bartocci and Deborah Shouse, whose advice is endlessly helpful and whose friendship is my rock.

ILLUSTRATION CREDITS

Every effort has been made to trace copyright holders, and we apologize for any unintentional omissions. We would be pleased to insert the appropriate acknowledgment in any subsequent edition of this book.

Cook Collection, Valentine Richmond History Center, 129 (left)

The Crawford Collection at the U.S. Army Military History Institute, 139

Library of Congress, 2, 12, 13, 14, 16, 20, 28, 31, 32, 33, 36, 47, 51, 52, 57, 58, 62 (left), 63, 67, 76, 82, 83, 101, 104, 105, 106, 118, 128, 136, 137, 138, 150, 158

Massachusetts Commandery Military Order of the Loyal Legion and the U.S. Army Military History Institute, 30, 79, 112, 129 (right), 145

National Archives, 18-19, 23, 48, 96, 99,159

Adapted from National Park Service Data, 46, 50, 68

Old Court House Museum, Vicksburg, Mississippi, 6-7, 10, 39, 41 (left), 41 (right), 71, 74, 86, 100, 107, 119, 123, 125, 131, 141, 157

Picture Collection, The Branch Libraries, The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox and Tilden Foundations, 25, 91, 114

Southern Historical Collection, Wilson Library, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 62 (right)

Image research by
www.sonofthesouth.net
, 53,143

Cover illustration and design © 2009 by Michele Bedigian, Studio 1482

Front cover: (children, from left to right) Frederick Grant, Library of Congress; Lucy McRae, Old Court House Museum; Frederick Grant, Library of Congress; Vicksburg, Old Court House Museum; battle scene, Library of Congress; newspaper articles, Old Court House Museum; family with soldiers, Library of Congress

Back cover: (top) newspaper articles, Old Court House Museum; (bottom) naval battle on Mississippi River, Library of Congress

Note: No photograph of Willie Lord is known to exist. The two boys who appear on the front cover of this book with Lucy McRae are both images of Frederick Grant.