Run into Galveston at 8. A. M. lie all day with orders to
proceed at high tide tomorrow, business part of town dead. Suburbs beautiful,
fine residences, with shade trees & flowers in profusion. Citizens scarce.
29th Ill. Vets. just arrived this morning. 7th Mass. Bat arrives on the steamer
U. P. Banks, at 6 P. M.
SOURCE: “Diary of John S. Morgan, Company G, 33rd Iowa
Infantry,” Annals of Iowa, 3rd Series, Vol. 13, No. 8, April 1923,
p. 607
