JULY 2ND
Grant, in front of Vicksburg, wrote Porter that the firing from the mortar boats had been very effective. Three warships had shelled the Confederate battery that they had named Whistling Dickbecause of its effectiveness.
CSS Alabama captured the ship Anna F. Schmidt and burned it.
Four blockade runners captured at different points along Confeedrate coast.
JULY 3RD
Grant and Confederate General Pemberton arranged an armistice to negotiate surrender terms.
And, of course, Lee's defeat at the Battle of Gettysburg in Pennsylvania.
Old B-Runner
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