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Sewell Van Alstine diary, 1863-1864
1864-04-13 -- 1864-04-15
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64 while on board; in about 2 hours 1 gunboat came down, accompanied by a supply&d tow boat, which carried two guns; the rebs directed their fire at the supply boat [times?] disabled her engines, cut a man in two parts, wounded one; she replied with her two guns, (but strange to us land lubbers,) the gun boat which is an iron clad, (the Chilieothe) did not fire a shot, which with her heavy guns & shells she could undoubtedly silenced & scattered, she brings the former in tow, to us, then taken in tow by the Sioux City, down to Campte where we remained over night, at dusk a force of infantry with an advance guard of cavalry came up from Gran De Core on the N. side which probably was the relief of our fleet above, as they came down during the night, & in the morning of the 14th distance passed yesterday 10 miles, have not yet heard the particulars of the doings above us, weather cool & airy, laid at Campte the most of the 15th detained on account of boats being fast, the Ibervill, John Warner, Black-hawk,& gunboat tyler were aground, arrived at Grand De core
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64 while on board; in about 2 hours 1 gunboat came down, accompanied by a supply&d tow boat, which carried two guns; the rebs directed their fire at the supply boat [times?] disabled her engines, cut a man in two parts, wounded one; she replied with her two guns, (but strange to us land lubbers,) the gun boat which is an iron clad, (the Chilieothe) did not fire a shot, which with her heavy guns & shells she could undoubtedly silenced & scattered, she brings the former in tow, to us, then taken in tow by the Sioux City, down to Campte where we remained over night, at dusk a force of infantry with an advance guard of cavalry came up from Gran De Core on the N. side which probably was the relief of our fleet above, as they came down during the night, & in the morning of the 14th distance passed yesterday 10 miles, have not yet heard the particulars of the doings above us, weather cool & airy, laid at Campte the most of the 15th detained on account of boats being fast, the Ibervill, John Warner, Black-hawk,& gunboat tyler were aground, arrived at Grand De core
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