Camp Cairo Ills. Wednesday morning clear and pleasant. Routine of the morning as usual. No drilling to day. The Col. for the diversion of his Officers obtained the use of one of the Steam Tugs which are daily running to & fro in the harbor—for a pleasure excursion A portion of the command for the morning voyage—another portion for the evening. Capt. Parke & Lieut. Williams were among the passengers in the forenoon Lieut Allen remained in camp intending to go in the afternoon but did not We had a very pleasant trip of it first visiting Birds Point paying our compliments to Gen Paine—the new commander The performances of the day ended with Dress Parade.
SOURCE: Transactions of the Illinois State Historical Society for the Year 1909, p. 232
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