We had our last reveille early this morning. We took down
our rubber ponchos, packed our knapsacks, and at 5 o'clock started for the boat
landing, where we took the ferry for New Albany, Indiana, crossing the river
below Louisville. On our way up the river we passed the headquarters of
Generals Logan and Belknap, and each delivered a short speech to us. At New
Albany we took the train for Michigan City, leaving at 10 o'clock. We had
fairly good passenger cars, but the train was a slow one, as it often had to
switch onto sidings to let other trains pass.
Source: Alexander G. Downing, Edited by Olynthus B.,
Clark, Downing’s Civil War Diary, p. 288
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