. Reminiscenes of the civil war; . arm here. We getGovernment transportation from here, which is worthflO to each of us, and our meals and staterooms cost us|20 more. On Steamer Clara Dalson, July 12, 1865.—We arenow steaming past Millikens Bend, 28 miles aboveVicksburg, where we expect to be before jioon. We leftCairo at 2 p. m. Sunday. Arrived at Memphis, 240miles below Cairo, at 5 p. m. Monday. Were near Helenayesterday morning. Passed the mouths of White andArkansas rivers and Napoleon yesterday afternoon, andthis morning find ourselves here. We are 600 miles be-low Cairo and over 1,000 mi
. Reminiscenes of the civil war; . arm here. We getGovernment transportation from here, which is worthflO to each of us, and our meals and staterooms cost us|20 more. On Steamer Clara Dalson, July 12, 1865.—We arenow steaming past Millikens Bend, 28 miles aboveVicksburg, where we expect to be before jioon. We leftCairo at 2 p. m. Sunday. Arrived at Memphis, 240miles below Cairo, at 5 p. m. Monday. Were near Helenayesterday morning. Passed the mouths of White andArkansas rivers and Napoleon yesterday afternoon, andthis morning find ourselves here. We are 600 miles be-low Cairo and over 1,000 miles from Racine. We areyet 400 miles from New Orleans. We are having a delightful trip. We have a goodboat, and good fare; weather comfortably cool, withconsiderable rain. We expect to be at New Orleans byFriday. We hear nothing of the corps moving as have green corn every day, and found plenty of ripeI>eaches at Memphis. The country is low and flat, butlarge plantations are becoming more frequent. OF THE CIVIL WAK 221. ew Orleans, Fri., July 14, 1865.—Wearrived here at eight oclock thismorning, sound and well. I foundthat our corps have moved and aremoving for Indianola, Texas. Ourdivision went several days ago. Lieu-tenant Fowle and I leave tomorrow onsteamer Zenobia. This is a beautiful city and thecleanest one that I ever saw. There is some talk that<tur division goes to Austin, which is said to be a healthyplace. I hope so. I go on board of the steamer soon Green Lake, Texas, Sunday, July 23, 1865.—1wrote you from New Orleans on the 14th inst., sincewhich time I have had no opportunity to get off a left New Orleans on the morning of the 15th and wentdown to Corps Ileadquarters, six miles, where I changedfrom the Zenobia to a larger and bettor steamship, onwhich we left that evening, reaching the mouth of theMississippi Sunday morning. We found a heavy gale blowing on the Gulf fromthe south, so we lay there until Monday night—the galesubsided
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