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up a whole day at a time, and was pot for near jagg a month‘ iFerwiffcrr* At‘fins time, mi ft Is dfeknown, an unusually severe storm of mow, rain and wind prevailed, so raufih so'that my Sergeant, who was obliged to travel by private conveyance, was not able to report hini-relf and men, so that I could leave Cleveland before the 25th of January, as I then did, but leaving him behind siok with a severe attack of fever. T then proceed**! to Columbus, received the 42nd men who had reported at Camp Chose, hastened to Cincinnati, thence to Memphis as rapidly as jiossible, which latter place I reached on tho inoruing of February 3d, at quite an expense to myself, in advance of any transportation furnished by the Government. At Memphis, obtaining necessary orders and transportation. I shipped the same day on Ixmrd transport “Forest Queen,” reaching Helena, ninety miles below, at 12 si. February 4tb. Here an order was lmnded me by tho Captain of the Qnuen, emanating Irom Gen. Gorman, then commanding the post* requiring all officers and men in the U. S. service to disembark at once, at that point. I immediately left the boat, fouud Ge». Gorman, stilted the facta to him iu connection with myself and men. In short, I protested against the order, aud tried to obtain its revocation so far os to enable myself and men to proceed. Gen. G. was gentlemanly, hut firm, assuring me that ho issued it iu pursance of instructions from Gen. Grant, whose army below would soon have to be, in h»s opinion, sent up to Helena, and high points along the Mississippi, in consequence of the high and still rising water. He then accompanied me to the boat, and there commanded me to order every soldier to leave it,*dding, to use his own language, “unless it is done at once, I'll compel it with the force of bayonets;*’ The boat was cleared as ordered, and proceeded on hor way, while officers and men searched for quarters and protection from the severe storm of snow thqij raging. Having arranged for niv men's comfort firaL I #u»nlt;’hr ir for ravin If
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The Portage County Democrat
Ravenna, Ohio, US
Wed, Apr 29, 1863
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