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1864-04-02, page 2

52  of the river, stacked arms & remained until 1,Pm. went aboard the transport Jennie Rogers, a small stern wheel steamer, the 14th and 95th except Co,s A, & F, which were detailed on Hd. Qrs boat Hastings, we remained at the landing until 3 1/2 P.m. while the fleet passed up in the following order, 2 gun boats, steamer Clara Bell Hd. Qrs, Iberville, Des. Moines, J. H. Lacey, Maes Meteor, Chauteau side wheel gun boat, Adriotic stern wheel, South Wester side wheel, Wm. L. Ewing, do,  Sioux City, do, Diadem, stern weel, Thos, E Tutt side wheel, Liberty, Stern W, Emerald, side W, Hasting, stern w, Luminary, side w, Jennie Rogers, stern w, Col. Cawles, U.S. Qm. D. P. side wheel, we moved very slow, our boat seemed difficult to manage as it struck the banks several times, in making the turns, in the many short bends in the river, about 7 P.m she ran aground so hard, as to stave in som planks, that caused a leak, the troops were ordered ashore, which lightened her sufficient to repair the damage, which they did in about 3 hours

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52 of the river, stacked arms & remained until 1,Pm. went aboard the transport Jennie Rogers, a small stern wheel steamer, the 14th and 95th except Co,s A, & F, which were detailed on Hd. Qrs boat Hastings, we remained at the landing until 3 1/2 P.m. while the fleet passed up in the following order, 2 gun boats, steamer Clara Bell Hd. Qrs, Iberville, Des. Moines, J. H. Lacey, Maes Meteor, Chauteau side wheel gun boat, Adriotic stern wheel, South Wester side wheel, Wm. L. Ewing, do, Sioux City, do, Diadem, stern weel, Thos, E Tutt side wheel, Liberty, Stern W, Emerald, side W, Hasting, stern w, Luminary, side w, Jennie Rogers, stern w, Col. Cawles, U.S. Qm. D. P. side wheel, we moved very slow, our boat seemed difficult to manage as it struck the banks several times, in making the turns, in the many short bends in the river, about 7 P.m she ran aground so hard, as to stave in som planks, that caused a leak, the troops were ordered ashore, which lightened her sufficient to repair the damage, which they did in about 3 hours