The four companies of cavalry that accompanied us up the
river (also by boat) went on a scouting expedition yesterday toward the town of
Glasgow. They captured and brought in this morning one hundred and fifty-five
kegs of powder which they found hid in haystacks. We stored the powder in the
hull of our boat, and at 2 p. m. left this place for an all-night run on our
return to Jefferson City. But we are quite uneasy for fear of an explosion from
our cargo of powder.
Source: Alexander G. Downing, Edited by Olynthus B., Clark, Downing’s
Civil War Diary, p. 24
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