Following the American Civil War Sesquicentennial with day by day writings of the time, currently 1863.

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An Artilleryman’s Diary–Jenkin Lloyd Jones.

March 20, 2013

An Artilleryman's Diary–Jenkin Lloyd Jones, 6th Battery, Wisconsin Artillery.

Near Helena, Friday, March 20. The marine fleet of Colonel Ellet passed down the river, consisting of the “Autocrat”, “Diana”, “Baltic”, “Alone”, and the “E. H. Fairchild” with iron-clad ram. Boats gathering; expecting to embark soon. 11th Wisconsin Infantry landed below here.

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