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.

An Artilleryman’s Diary–Jenkin Lloyd Jones.
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