Box 1

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Vickburg, MS. An envelop addressed Mr. Jno. McNicholl, Washington, St. Landry, La., with return address private Lee mcNicholl, 3rd A., 8th La. Battalion heavy artilery. He is all well, has plenty of clothing, etc

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Mentions exhcange of prisoners taking place at Vicksburg-- four or five thousnd already exchanged, and some "ten or twelve Yankee transports lying here now for the same purpose"

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Sickness in his company is abating somewhat. P.S. Suggests that if writing paper is scarce 'down your way' let him there as there is plenty 'here'

Scope and Contents Writes "We passed a very pleasant Christmas being at the guns all day in expectation of seeing the Yanks every minute but thye did not disturb our batteries. Last Friday they landed a large force on the Yazoo and commenced fighting immediately. Saturday the fighting was kept up all day and also part of Sunday. Where we are we can hear the musketry very plain and the artillery keeps up a perfect roar. Our company is not exactly in the fight. They keep us in Vicksburg where there is lots of...

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Everything is dull at Vicksburg, except "when the Yankees give us a little riffle once in a while"

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Says "The Yankees are still here to the amount of one-hundred thousand there tents pitched in plain sight the line of separation being the Mississippi River"

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The Yankees have been shelling Vicksburg cosntantly for the past two days

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The Yankees are still here as usual.

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Three deserters were shot here the day before

Scope and Contents From the Collection:

This collection comprises copies of letters and other documents relating to Lee McNicholl's service in the Confederate Army between 1862 and 1864. The letters were written by Nicholl to family members and include accounts of his travels with the Confederate Army in Mississippi (Corinth and Vicksburg) and Louisiana (Shreveport).