107. Gill, Dr. John
Two Louisiana Civil War Letters

Morganzia, Louisiana: August 23 and September 9, 1864
The Union Army is still smarting from the humiliating Red River Expedition. In his August letter, Gill is being shipped out to Port Hudson on a hasty and secret mission. "We are not allowed," he writes, "to carry any baggage only one blanket. Tents and all baggage to remain behind." He does not believe that his regiment will return to Morganzia and believes that Port Hudson " is as unhealthy as this place." By the 9th of September, Gill is encamped at the mouth of the White River amidst cotton fields. "We have now just received orders to be ready at a moment's notice to embark. We go to St. Charles about one hundred miles up White River. It is supposed that the rebels are concentrating at Monroe and I suppose that our division in connexion with Genl Mowry's command will go to meet them. Genl Mowry is stationed at St. Charles." Gill also attempts to take care of property matters at home in Ohio grumbling about the difficulties of getting paid while on the march.

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