Henry Strong, the regimental surgeon for the 11th Wisconsin wrote home to his wife Sarah describing a prayer service and funeral conducted by ex-slaves near a hospital outside of Vicksburg during the siege.

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Henry P. Strong [Beloit, WI]

Strong, Henry P.  Letters, 1861-1864, 1875, 1884.

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