Last night quite cold, strong North wind, morning very cold
& windy, no wood, water in Gulf two ft— lower on beach than any time since
we have been here, bushels of shells, see a small porpoise lieing out on the
beach, too rough all day for drill, P. M. after Oysters up the bay. At 8.30 P.
M. notice signal lights followed by a rockit from one of the Monitors, Reported
that 3 Reb Rams were seen in the Gulf. A rumor current that our Brigade will be
sent to Charleston. Evening cold
SOURCE: “Diary of John S. Morgan, Company G, 33rd Iowa
Infantry,” Annals of Iowa, 3rd Series, Vol. 13, No. 8, April 1923,
p. 577
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