Nothing unusual last
night. I am relieved at 6. A. M. & marched the pickets to the Regt. which
is on the road at 6.45, at which time the train is getting up. The troops move
out on 3 roads. Bertrams Brigade on the left, Smiths Corps on the right &
Grangers corps in the centre, as we march through the camp ground of 16th Corps
am surprised at the completness & extent of the breastwork constructed by
them last night. At 12. M. our advance is fixed on by a Reb Picket post, on a
hill on which the corps halts & goes into camp at 7, good running water
near. We fortify immediately. A negro comes in who reports having seen Steeles
army near Blakely, we are tonight within 2 miles of Spanish Fort a strong
position on top of a hill mounting 16 heavy guns besides other bateries about
it, the 3 columns fire each a signal gun on their camp ground to denote their
situation. this is responded by the
Gunboats, in the Bay. Expect to invest Spanish Fort tomorrow. It is rumored
that Bertram captured by surprise battery of 6 guns. (doubtful)
SOURCE: “Diary of
John S. Morgan, Company G, Thirty-Third Iowa Infantry,” Annals of Iowa,
Vol. XIII, No. 8, Third Series, Des Moines, April 1923, p. 580
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