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THIRD BRIG., SECOND DIV., 25TH ARMY CORPS, Capt. R. C. SHANNON, Asst. Adjt. Gen., Second Division, Twenty.fifth Army Corps:
CAPTAIN: In compliance with instructions contained in
communications from headquarters Second Division, Twenty-fifth Army Corps,
dated July 26, 1865, I have the honor to submit the following report for
my brigade of the expedition from City Point, Va., to Brazos Santiago,
Tex.: In compliance with orders dated headquarters Second Division,
Twenty-fifth Army Corps, May 24, 1865, the Third Brigade marched from Camp
Lincoln, Va., to City Point, Va., May 25, 1865, where the troops were
embarked on the following steamers, viz, Wilmington, William Kennedy,
Nightingale, Prometheus, and Montauk, and the same day proceeded to
Hampton Roads, Va., where they arrived and anchored in the Roads on the
morning of the 26th of May. On the 31st received orders dated headquarters
Second Division, Twenty-fifth Army Corps, May 30, 1865, to proceed to the
vicinity of Fort Morgan or Fort Gaines, Mobile Bay, and there await
further orders. Put to sea at 10 a.m.; passed Cape Henry light at 12 m.
same date; arrived off Fort Morgan, Ala., June 9,1865, and same date put
to sea for Brazos Santiago, Tex., via the mouth of the Mississippi River.
Came to anchor outside the bar at Brazos Santiago, June 13, 1865. Ordered
to Aransas Pass, Tex., and put to sea June 15 for that place; arrived off
Aransas Pass June 16, 1865; strong gales from southeast; seven feet of
water on the bar, rendering it impossible to disembark the troops. The
fleet being short of coal and water was obliged to proceed to Galveston,
Tex., the nearest point for supplies; arrived off Galveston Bar June 18;
on the 19th went in to the wharf; took in supplies of coal and water; put
to sea June 21, and arrived at Brazos Santiago, Tex., June 22, 1865; on
the morning of the 24th of June all the troops were disembarked at Brazos
Santiago, Tex. W. W. WOODWARD, Colonel 116th U. S. Colored Infantry, Commanding Brigade.
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