THE CIVIL WAR DIARY OF JOHN G. MORRISON 1861-1865
THE CIVIL WAR DIARY OF JOHN G. MORRISON 1861-1865
THE CIVIL WAR DIARY OF JOHN G. MORRISON 1861-1865
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it. Nothing going on of any account.<br />
Feb. 13, Friday. Received a letter from home.<br />
Feb. 15, Sunday. Divine service and muster at 10 A.M.<br />
Feb. 16, Monday. Received two papers from home. Drew<br />
twenty-five dollars on account from the purser. Dispatched<br />
the whole of it to my wife the same evening by the Adam's<br />
Express and answered my wife's letter of the 13th.<br />
Feb. 18, Wednesday. Received a letter from Tom Gillespie.<br />
Feb. 19, Thursday. Drew a new hammock.<br />
Feb. 22, Sunday. Divine service and muster at 10 A.M.<br />
Received a letter from my wife.<br />
Feb. 23, Monday. Received two papers from T. Gillespie.<br />
About 9 1/2 P.M. we were roused out by the boatswain mate<br />
calling "all hands." The men turned out in all haste. The<br />
order was then given to clear the guns for action. After<br />
considerable time and trouble we got them into position and<br />
loaded small arms were placed handy, guards were doubled,<br />
and everything made ready to guard against surprise. We<br />
then turned in all standing but we were not troubled.<br />
Feb. 24, Tuesday. I learned this morning that some<br />
querillas appeared on the Kentucky [shore] opposite and was<br />
the cause of last night's alarm. We received a draft from<br />
the "Clara Dolsen" of 75 men.<br />
Feb. 27, Friday. The officers and crew all being on board,<br />
the "Lafayette" was placed in commission.<br />
[33] Feb. 28, Saturday. Left the levee about 9 A.M. and started<br />
down the river. Passed "Columbus" about 11 A.M., Hickman<br />
at 1 P.M., and Island 10 about 3 1/2 P.M. Saw the "New<br />
Era" laying there doing guard duty. Wrote a letter to my<br />
wife and sent it away. Came to anchor about 6 1/2 P.M.<br />
March 1, Sunday. All hands were called at 5 A.M. The<br />
anchor was hove up and about 6 A.M. we started. At 9 1/2<br />
we went to quarters. Had divine service and the Articles<br />
of War read to us, then a general muster of all hands. At<br />
1 1/2 P.M. we passed "Fort Pillow," an hour later<br />
"Randolph," of which there is nothing left. About 6 1/2<br />
P.M. we spoke the "V.F. Wilson" and she reported that the<br />
gunboat "Indianola" had been taken by the rebels whilst on<br />
an expedition up "Red River." Our captain received a<br />
dispatch from her. We passed Memphis at 8 P.M. and sent<br />
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