Diary:
May 8-Thursday
Our baggage has at last arrived and on
board the Tennessee a ship formally owned north. but taken when all
other property was and now taken back again by our fleet when they
came up the river. Our Officers are all used up. Mosquito thick as
toads after a heavy shower and a great deal more troublesome.
5 P.M. Lieut Whitcomb and 50 men
ordered out for Special duty for Provost Marshall French. He went to
a recruiting office of the Rebel Army found 2 Guns and an enlisting
roll but the men were not to be found.
G. Capt Yeaton and Lt. Norcross ordered
out to find some ammunition and Guns. Got two small flags 2 Carbines
Cooks manufactured and a small quantity of Balls and Ordnance Stores.
My duty is with 10 men to go to
Steamers. Lt. Maurice and examine passports and passengers with their
baggage. The boys and girls all sing the Bonny Blue flagg. the
favorite Rebel song and very pretty song to. does not hurt any
feelings at all. got back at 11 P.M. went at 6 P.M.
Corpl. B. B. Smith:
Diary:
Thursday 8
A hot day. the people begin to
Move about the streets and some of
The stores are opened. everything is
Quiet except once in a while a
Secesh tries to kick up a row
But there is no notice taken
Of him.
A hot day. the people begin to
Move about the streets and some of
The stores are opened. everything is
Quiet except once in a while a
Secesh tries to kick up a row
But there is no notice taken
Of him.
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