We left
Alexandria yesterday, to the manifest joy of the inhabitants of that village,
and I believe our own crew is as happy at the parting as the Alexandrians. I
have no pleasing reminiscences of the place, being eased of a good deal of my
confederate during our stay. General Kirby Smith arrived there Saturday, and
will take command of that department immediately, as he ranks General Taylor.
We were telegraphed to return to Port Hudson forthwith, as it was stated that
the enemy were to make an attack on that place to-day. We are going down at the
rate of fifteen miles an hour. Our expedition has fizzled out. The Grand Era
went up to the wreck of the Indianola, and returned yesterday laden with guns,
iron, etc., of that notorious craft. There was no other gun-boat below
Vicksburg. So it is clearly proven that we fled when no man pursued us.
SOURCE: Edwin
L. Drake, Editor, The Annals of the Army of Tennessee and Early Western
History, Vol. 1, p. 124
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