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Sewell Van Alstine diary, 1863-1864
1864-04-12 -- 1864-04-13
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62 do not yet know the extent of damage except to be harrassed all the way, rumored that there is a force of 1500, some artillery a few miles below run very slow, made poor time, boats grounded frequently, boats with broken rudder were difficult to manage, stoped at 5.Pm. to get wood, beef; gun boats firing ahead, started out at dark, passing the threatend pt separately, our boat was not fired upon when a little below the pt. of danger our boat grounded, was fast for 2 hours, the rest of the fleet were complimented as they passed gun boats kept up a fire in the direction of the enemy the most of the night, the fleet after getting below stoped for the night, the weather fair, but nights very cool, above Campte, 13th moved out at 7.Am went 3 or 4 miles & stoped were detained by 2 boats being aground ahead of us, reported by the negros that the enemy had moved down below us with their artillery gun boats are now firing in advance, 11,Am. have not yet heard the effect
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62 do not yet know the extent of damage except to be harrassed all the way, rumored that there is a force of 1500, some artillery a few miles below run very slow, made poor time, boats grounded frequently, boats with broken rudder were difficult to manage, stoped at 5.Pm. to get wood, beef; gun boats firing ahead, started out at dark, passing the threatend pt separately, our boat was not fired upon when a little below the pt. of danger our boat grounded, was fast for 2 hours, the rest of the fleet were complimented as they passed gun boats kept up a fire in the direction of the enemy the most of the night, the fleet after getting below stoped for the night, the weather fair, but nights very cool, above Campte, 13th moved out at 7.Am went 3 or 4 miles & stoped were detained by 2 boats being aground ahead of us, reported by the negros that the enemy had moved down below us with their artillery gun boats are now firing in advance, 11,Am. have not yet heard the effect
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