A report of the 100th Indiana Infantry on the march from Vicksburg to Jackson Mississippi, July 1863.
"On the 7th, we marched about 8 miles, and bivouacked for the night without shelter. The rain poured in torrents the most of the night, but officers and men endured the hardships of that terrible night cheerfully and without complaint. With pain I am here called upon to communicate to you the death of Maj. Robert Parrett, who was killed by the falling of a tree about 9 p. m. The major was a good officer, beloved and respected by officers and men."
Death by storm damage, a rare entry in the O.R.
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David Upton