{"id":1377,"date":"2012-05-01T10:09:16","date_gmt":"2012-05-01T14:09:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/csc-shannon\/?p=1377"},"modified":"2021-12-03T00:05:31","modified_gmt":"2021-12-03T05:05:31","slug":"june-11-13-1865","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/csc-home\/2012\/05\/01\/june-11-13-1865\/","title":{"rendered":"June 11 – 13, 1865"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
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Sunday 11th<\/span><\/p>\n

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We<\/span> passed the light at the
\nmonth of the Mississippi last
\nevening.
\nThe<\/span> Gulf is very smooth.<\/p>\n

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12th<\/span><\/p>\n

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Very<\/span> rough + unpleasant day
\nSlept on deck last night.
\nFinished<\/span> Prof. at breakfast
\ntable.<\/p>\n

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13th.<\/span>
\nReached<\/span> mouth of Rio
\nGrande about 8 a.m. today.
\nGen.<\/span> Steele is here. Wretched
\nplace. We hope to get ashore in
\nfact, today.<\/p>\n

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The Padre Island, 127 miles long
\nis owned by Singer brother of
\nthe Sewing Machine man. Before
\nthe war he had 60,000 head
\nof cattle. Reduced now to 3
\ncows + 2 bulls.
\nStage<\/span> fare to Brownsville $10
\nin gold.
\nAt<\/span> Matamoras can be
\npurchased all sorts of things
\nat wretchedly low prices\u2014the
\nresult of the sudden stoppage
\nof blockade running.<\/p>\n

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Spencer’s<\/span> Education an excellent
\nbook.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n

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