In recognition of the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, I hope to chronicle the daily life of my great-great grandfather, William Fleming. He served with the 130th Illinois Infantry. I also have a great-great grandfather, William Henry Ellis, who served with the North Carolina Cavalry. Unfortunately, I do not have much information about his service, but perhaps I'll mix in some of his story in when time allows.
Saturday, November 5, 1864
They started moving again about 7 o'clock this morning. They came upon the Jennie Rogers, with Major General Reynolds onboard. They stopped there about noon and stayed about an hour. They then continued up the river about 4 miles where they came upon some gunboats. They stopped there until about 5 o'clock and then started moving with a gunboat as an escort. They finally laid up for the night just after midnight at a point below Gaines Landing.