We left Fort Henry at dark last night, going on up the
river, and arrived at Savannah, Tennessee, this afternoon. The river seems to
be lined with transports loaded with troops going up-stream. There are two
gunboats in our fleet, also two tugboats and several barges.
Source: Alexander G. Downing, Edited by Olynthus B.,
Clark, Downing’s Civil War Diary, p. 37
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