War diary of Charles F. Vogel, a member of Company E, Twenty-ninth Regiment, Missouri Infantry, who began the diary when stationed on the steamboat Adriatic near Vicksburg, Mississippi.

Of special interest are the entries for the period May 15,1863–July 8, 1863, describing Raymond, commenting upon the battles of Champion Hills and Jackson, the citizens of Bovina and other Mississippians, the fall of Vicksburg and a visit to that city two days afterward.

The entries of July 9, 1863–March 17,1864, describe the social life of St. Louis, Missouri.

The entries for March 18, 1864–March 22, 1864, describe Memphis, Tennessee.