Mike
I have included John Bond’s Vicksburg diary and a picture of he and his wife in my book The Defense of Vicksburg: A Louisiana Chronicle.
The diary is most interesting; unfortunately he sent it home just before the siege began. John was 30 years old when he joined the army and left a pregnant wife at home.
A descendant of John Bond provided the diary and picture to me.
Please let me know if I can be of any further assistance to you in your research.
Allan Richard