JANUARY 29TH
Union gunboats are regularly convoying Army transports oin the Cumberland and Tennessee rivers.
Admiral Du Pont, is continuing to experiment with his ironclads for the anticipated attack on Charleston, SC. The smokestack of the USS New Ironsides had been cut down to within four feet of the deck. This was done to alleviate partial observation lines. But, it was found that the resulting gas and smoke enveloped the whole ship so its height was restored.
The USS Brooklyn and gunboats tested Confederate batteries under construction at Galveston. Two of the enemy's guns could fire two and a half miles.
JANUARY 30th
The USS Isaac Smith conducted an expedition of the Stono River in South Carolina. On her return, it was caught in a crossfire, ran aground and was captured by Confederates.
The USS Perry was on a joint expedition with Army troops up the Perquimans River and landed at Hertford, NC, and burned two bridges.
Grant informed Admiral Porter of his plan to cut a canal through Lake Providence, Louisiana so his troops could get in the rear of Vicksburg.
Old B-R'er
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