Near Black River, Friday, May 8. Although in the land of cotton and alligators, awoke after a cold night’s rest under three blankets . The nights very cold and chilly. The days in the other extreme. Assistant Quartermaster Hamilton arrived with the baggage wagons and forge. Cloudy, indicative of rain. Steele’s Division came in the afternoon and relieved the 1st Brigade at the river. General Steele’s headquarters on the opposite side of the road from here. His troops were old and tried veterans of Missouri, Iowa, and Ohio.
An Artilleryman’s Diary–Jenkin Lloyd Jones.
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