Back in Louisiana, the men of the 130th received orders today to board the steam Starlight. The boarded at 3 o'clock in the afternoon and left for Algiers at sundown. The moved on the river all night, enjoying a clear, bright beautiful sky.
The 77th Illinois also embarked for their old headquarters near New Orleans today. The were on the steamer Tamaulipas. It was obvious to the soldiers that something big was in the works, based on the large massing of troops.
