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1864-03-11 -- 1864-03-13
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38 of horses, mules, poultry, potatoes, &c. confiscated, a large fleet concentrated here, 2 turreted gunboats, of the monitor style & river gunboats, evening pleasant 13 men detailed for guard, slept on the hurricane deck. 12th beautiful sunny morning orders are to leave the landing at 9 Am, expect to go up Red river, fleet entered the Red river at PM: 1 olock, ascended the river 5 or 6 miles, & left Red river & went down the Atchafolayah about 10 miles, & halted the gunboats tied up on the left or East side of the stream, the transports opposite side the country low & level, resembling the country above, on the river in La., the first few miles quite low, no improvements, thickly covered with 2ond growth cottonwood timber, as we advanced country grew better, more improved, some large plantations & fine buildings, no work being done not a move observable towards raising a crop 13th were ordered to disembark at 9. Am, were the place was Sims port, Ft Seurry near
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38 of horses, mules, poultry, potatoes, &c. confiscated, a large fleet concentrated here, 2 turreted gunboats, of the monitor style & river gunboats, evening pleasant 13 men detailed for guard, slept on the hurricane deck. 12th beautiful sunny morning orders are to leave the landing at 9 Am, expect to go up Red river, fleet entered the Red river at PM: 1 olock, ascended the river 5 or 6 miles, & left Red river & went down the Atchafolayah about 10 miles, & halted the gunboats tied up on the left or East side of the stream, the transports opposite side the country low & level, resembling the country above, on the river in La., the first few miles quite low, no improvements, thickly covered with 2ond growth cottonwood timber, as we advanced country grew better, more improved, some large plantations & fine buildings, no work being done not a move observable towards raising a crop 13th were ordered to disembark at 9. Am, were the place was Sims port, Ft Seurry near
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