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March 1858 – December 1865 Transcription from Original J.H. Baker Diaries, Tarrant County Archives, Fort Worth, Texas 1 Section I: March 1858 – December 1865 [March] 1858 [1] Mon. [March] 1st. Started from home for Texas this morning & arrived at Marion, Va. & put up at the Liberty Hotel kept by Col. C. Parks, where travelers are cared for and made easy while they stay. Uncle Eli Young and G. W. Baker are my traveling companions. The wind [and] snow blew to some extent all day, & it was cold in the morning. Walked from home—distance 25 m[ile]s. Am considerably fatigued tonight. We expect to take the train in the morning. Tues. [March] 2nd. Started from Marion and came to Glade Springs. 18 miles—fair [sic] 65 cts. We stopped at W. B. Dickenson's. It snowed all day & was very cold in the evening. We were kindly treated by Mr. D. and his estimable lady which made us feel at home. Wed. [March] 3rd. Started from Dickenson’s about 7A.M. came to the depot and stayed until about 11 o'clock when the cars came on and we paid our fair to Bristol. $1.15 each and arrived there a few minutes after 12P.M. We changed cars there and paid our fair to the western terminus of the road— distance 51 miles fair $2.50. We then walked to Greenville 6 m[iles] and put up with John Maloney—a very fine appearing gentleman. We were highly entertained by his accomplished daughters at the piano—on various pieces of music. They are very pretty & one of them gave me a pretty hard banter to take her to Texas. I am very much smitten with their appearance & think I shall look at them a little more in the morning. Thurs. [March] 4th. Bill $1.25. Started early and walked to Bulls Gap. 18 miles by past 2P.M. & are lodged with Thos Jackson a very fine gentleman. The roads are awfully bad the worst I ever saw I think. Fri. [March] 5th. Bill 62 ½ cts each. Took the cars at Bulls Gap at 7AM & arrived at Knoxville 10 ½ AM a distance 56 m[ile]s. fair $2.50. At 11 AM started from Knoxville & arrived at Dalton Ga [sic] at 5 P.M. 110 m[ile]s fair $5. left Dalton at 6 P.M[..] [2] March 1858 & arrived at Chattanooga at 9 P.M. Distance 38 m[ile]s fair $1.50. The mercury this morning stood at 16 [degree symbol] above 0. After we got below Knoxville we found a perceivable change in the atmosphere. The people were sowing oats & flowing generally. When we got to Dalton we found a great change - all was warm and pleasant. What a change in so short a time! Left Chattanooga about 10 P.M. Here we bought a through ticket to Memphis. Distance 309 m[ile]s. fair $11.50. Changed cars at Stephenson - 38 m[ile]s from Ch’n [sic]. and got on the regular Memphis train. Arrived at Decator Ala about 7 A.M. of the 6th where we took breakfast. Bill 50 cts. Sat. [March] 6th. We progressed finely, passing several small villages, among them Tuscumba in Ala. Just below this village I saw twenty three mules drawing as many plows drove by negroes of both sexes. Below this place the cars ran over a mule and tore it to pieces. Arrived at Memphis at 6 P.M. got on the "buss" & were driven to the Wharf Boat Hotel where we stayed but a short time and paid $1 each without eating anything. When we first got to Memphis we found a boat ready to start to N. Orleans. They asked $20. We did not go on here. In a short time the "Red Rover" came along and took us on to Orleans for $12 each. So we in a great hurry deposited our baggage on her about 10 P.M. and now she is plying down the river in fine speed and we are surrounded by crowds of "Black legs" busily engaging in their unbecoming avocation. Sun. [March] 7th. After a refreshing night's sleep we were aroused from our bunks by the breakfast bell, and looking out we found ourselves far down the "Father of the Waters". Our noble boat moved bravely on[..] [March 1858] [3] Transcription from Original J.H. Baker Diaries, Tarrant County Archives, Fort Worth, Texas 2 Section I: March 1858 – December 1865 presenting new scenes to us at every turn in the River. She stopped at a small village called "Napolien" at the mouth of the Arkansas river. Here we met our first boat. It was a grand sight to me to see the huge mass carrying so large an amount of freight and so many passengers. After getting a little used to the boat my curiosity knew no bounds. So I went from our part of it to another in order to learn all about her loading freight &c. I first went up on the Hurricane deck where I was surprised to find about 2000 turkeys and chickens. They were in low coops, with slats nailed across the top to prevent them from getting out. Their food was placed on the top of these slats and they would put their heads up between them and eat the dough off the slats. Various other things attracted my attention on the top. But I was soon down on the lower deck where I found something over 200 head of fat cattle destined to N. O. besides mules, horses and thousands of other freight that I could form no estimate of the amount. I also noticed the chance for "Deck" passengers and found the room to be miserably filthy; and the stove was surrounded by mean, nasty, filthy, saucy, impudent Irish hands, who appeared to have more the propensities of brutes than human beings; for as I was passing by one of them took deliberate aim at me and attempted to spit at me. On the cabin floor there was a considerable amount of freight and passengers a goodly number of whom are social, intelligent, and gentlemanly appearing men. The day was cloudy and dark to some extent and the wind blew cold[..] [4] March 1858 the most of the day and at night it was so dark that we came very near running into some other boats. In fact, the probability of such an accident was so great that about 10 o'clock our boat landed and tied up till about the break of day. Mon. [March] 8th. At light we were making fine headway down the river. We have already passed several steamers and just a few minutes ago I saw a fine peach orchard on the Arkansas side in full bloom; but it is cold here and the wind snow is blowing to some extent. Since writing the above the weather has changed materially and is getting tollerably [sic] warm. I have been up in the pilot's room this evening and have passed some of the finest farms I ever saw in my life. I have seen thousands of peach trees in full bloom, fine grass, and some corn and sugar cane growing this evening. Just before sun down we landed at Vicksburg Miss. It is a fine appearing city and considerable business is done here. We saw several steamers here and the hum and clatter of the hacks, drays, coal boats and shovels moving in all directions indicate "business" &c. We saw a very striking contrast, in the size of boats, for there was a small steamer landed up by the side of ours so much inferior to ours that 100 such boats and their loads might have been put on ours. Tues. [March] 9th. After rather an uneasy nights rest I was aroused this morning by the rattling of the breakfast plates, and saw, when I arose, the sun just rising above the Eastern bank of the River. The sky is clear and the atmosphere is materially warmer. We move on finely, passing several fine farms, fine steamboats, &c. We also passed the mouth of Red River and there being[..] [March 1858] [5] no boat there going up the river, we concluded to go on to N. Orleans. I[n] the evening we passed Baton Rouge - the capital of La. I saw nothing of much note there, except the state house and the Lunatic Asylum. Both are fine looking edifices. The finest I have seen since I left home. We are now within 130 m[ile]s of N. O. Wed. [March] 10th. This morning I was aroused by the cry of "New Orleans" and on rising I found that we were only at the cattle landing some 3 or 4 miles above the commencement of the business part of the City. Stopped here 2 or 3 hours land [sic] the cattle and cleaning off the deck of the boat. We then moved on for the city and were soon at the commencement of the wharf for boats and ships. It was astonishing to me to find the shore of the river literally lined with steamboats, ocean steamers, sail ships, brigs, barks and crafts of various kinds sometimes 2 or 3 deep for a distance of 9 miles along the river. Vessels were also constantly passing up and down the river so that one can scarcely look out without seeing a boat in motion. About 8 o'clock we landed in the City and after breakfast and a little strolling up Transcription from Original J.H.
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