Sea calmer, schooner alongside 1. co of 28th embark, and
over about ½ Regt Baggaged & ½ detail goes over, P. M. The Lighter comes
alongside & takes the balance of 28th except a small detail. Morgoritter
arrives at 12, M. About 2 P. M. a schooner is towed alongside, our orders to
load everything on her. get the horses. Regt stores & part of Com stores
aboard, 3 P. M. the lighter brings out 50 passengers 15 ladies amongst them.
The Hudson arrives with troops, sky cloudy & capt talks much of danger of a
norther
SOURCE: “Diary of John S. Morgan, Company G, 33rd Iowa
Infantry,” Annals of Iowa, 3rd Series, Vol. 13, No. 8, April 1923,
p. 605
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