As bright and lovely a morning as ever dawned on Chesapeake bay.
The expedition sails today. The harbor is full of life, tugboats are running in
all directions, vessels are getting themselves in their order in line, the anchors
are all up and waiting the signal gun to start.
10 a. m. The signal gun announces that all is ready for the departure
of the expedition. Slowly the flag-boat, containing Gen. Burnside and staff,
moves off, followed by other boats as fast as they get ready to sail. Nothing
particular occurred during the day’s sail. The bay is wide and we were so far
from either shore that we could distinguish nothing of interest. We passed the mouth
of the Potomac river a little before sunset, and shortly after dropped anchor
for the night.
SOURCE: David L. Day, My Diary of Rambles with the
25th Mass. Volunteer Infantry, p. 18
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