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■Iniiiiiiaf (hr n!*tk«Jo *f Vickcibur* jiVe lake isa follawi^^ tccoum from one - lt;Who i^ariicapaied iq this graad and daria^ : i ! I movement. Mr. James McL*GghI:n. formerly of Z-iCe-*ille- The account 57*3 not written tor pub It canoe, iai 10 his :*rber and friends in ibis csty-lt; Boaro Steamer Empire Crr\ . )Ma? Ilzh ld;3. j j1i 14? n-f-***-* t r.n.H h^*i- rfiii -*11 un i 1*I aaa weli at present and hope yon all are ithe name. !W-1I, I Will teli you auru riiasfi^ th- J!a blockade at Vickiiarf. or tbe 21*t c,f Aprs* j fbere a c-isi for Voluc-eers to ran ibej b-i.it * by fhe batteries Vjcfc^burg. and ?h.*r-*! ^ 1 wn- about 300 me tir responded iramedi^teiy h J ^ | the call. Tney were a hraia looking set c? j 1 men. Ice first tbiog caiipd for V45 pi* loi^ ftad e*neiaees-s, ‘hea Seamen, lien deck hands. Then they bes^an 10- cuessioa them if taey koe* the he!k cd how to shift lh-l* ean^. and what theT ~owld do !3 ?cch ct~lt;es ! if tbimz woold happen- Well when i: jto me, Commodore Wa*h Grabftoa looked ait * me and said by G—d Jim 15 this joat and J General Lo/an waa siaadsnsr by taking doen j the names of those who were competent T jdo tbesr Dusiaes'. ^d Graham eaid. pat hi^ j :fi ! oame down. I know he 13 si! right tor ! j rN* helps I xnjke Linz. on ;hr -Muskingum nre^. j and I know he can elt;*ndi- a boar :f 6dt j man caw. Teen he sa:c. Logan I will be1dIcr-31*1oa him going tsrongn a: srnv of them can «VI2Sarr-trt►t«^ Ioec-iJiis he don't fsstr the dcriL 1Weil, on the night of *be 2!2-slt;5 of Ap+t!! wc ssarxed through the hiiteries. and rhel j ooat that I wa* on took the iead. and toe old 1 J 01 lot and I were at the wheel. Tbe Sr^r sho* * struck us in ihe Texa* r:gni under :hr= pi*o: 1 aonse. and ibea the o:d pilot I-ft ihe wh-d and 1 hal her all to myself When we go' * down ;o the second ran^e of gass. i r^-g * * slow beii, wad they dad not answer my bell [ men I haloed down through the trumpet■ and no answer yet. Tfcen she old pilot ca*ne , up and said taat b* wocld ho7d her trough* | the second ran^e of ?oa-. He did not leaveI the wheel ihraugh fear for D- a !3 j na-iOj bar he went dowc :o see if the men , ty j were si! in their piece*, wad when be took ! a J the wheel fce toil me to 5D,do*a ard see | where th^r engineers were and -vbat 5h«*y were do-ag, I went do*u but could Si? a 30 oae there, so I hailowed up 10 him that th^re J w*ft no Oixt there- He told me :o «,ay at *he i1 enjiaM and so I did. and took charge of/ .hem- We wer- srrack 22 am«sF one 5;J poaaiff catne through the triage room/ knocked ac arm o? the doctor, went tbrooga I. iht stzitt a 2d went cat throwgb two ba!es of/ coUod_ Thee Sa came a sc*31 and osrsisi \. in the eociae room do:w? 00 danjaH* bati1 cattmg the steam g»ge pipe o? and bre^k* ] )! j ioz she lamp a piece of tee -lass caitisg as}. e oti the nose. WtrQ we^et laroo^b he W^r- 1 j ,p I ingtyo Biiierr w- were very nwr being snnk: 3' j °lt;bs it»t ehjts »u her bull, b^t we Lavs her* I *5! ri^htagai?? ^sd ticsis;, and 1 ans tead 1 J cagiteer oa ner and w:ils:ayon Lcr aatii: j j the Government i*u bet oat c: ifce service *; f j sod that wiis aevbsa toe ’y:35is-;ppi Is open* , lt;+i to New Or'eft^*serticittej!I was dexacbed from acy ftgxxn-*n» by W*»h ; 1 | Grabsis, take ch^r^e ol ;be Empire Cixy, 1 ( d ;*ad aax Setd engineer. I get head eugioeersr! va;as* »rs laying at Del PbaUlicn, J 110 miles be’ow Graiid Gaif, ioaded wjthja* 1 wounded fr*35i the bard fonzbt batiJe at lib *s; ^ace* I t-li y^xz the giabtat* give them £is, 1a jz[4Girz1 hear Th^y tn re tap their battery's j as t 1 Q j m it they were p:*y oc*s3 end Jan for them. ,| Bo; was cos battery they d.i no: a:I-1 -ecce, and we h*d 10 rca them at r-s/n; aci 4 |fj march lit Jroops ar.n.-*d ir land, Ai then ’ ! * 2 ferrr tbesi over the river b-dow the oailenes, °;adg t»bi our aco go? over ;bt» tfce't - bailey nj like gJ*ss- Oar men them ;*' ?he wi'jrsx iackiur they s.“- “^*55 plac**., lour men are vicicroai in wr? zmoz, Ai-l ’ ihi* bst; Pceae, 1 h -d ;«o cays bli -■ I Dan and Fred, 5hey look fi-si rate and b^rij. *^ 'you w^ald not know Dsa he33 b*gger tcao 1 j'ftxr..
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Daily Zanesville Courier
Zanesville, Ohio, US
Sat, May 23, 1863
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