1863) 
all our baggage except the clothes on our backs. It is expected that we will have to fight at Grand Gulf tomorrow. The men all have 100 rounds of Cartridges
 Two miles below Grand Gulf Apr 29th 
We came down near Grand Gulf last night on boats. At daylight 6 Regt's (ours as one) were selected, and went on board steam boats & barges, for the purpose of storming the rebel position at Grand Gulf, as soon as our gunboats silenced their batteries. At 8 A.M. the gunboats, in plain view of out whole Corp's (13th) opened out on the rebel batteries. - After a bombardment of 5 hours our Gunboats withdrew. all the rebel guns wer silenced but the 2 they got off the Indianola. Our whole A.C. then marched across the penensula opposite the rebel batteries. At nightfall our Gunboats renewed the attack then the whole fleet and 4 transports ran the blockade. It was a most grand scene, the whole heavens seemed lighted as broadside after broadside was poured on the rebel batteries.
 Our fleet ran by safely. Loss of life was heavy on the fleet to day.
