After being delayed in New York for two months, at the end of January Nye was finally assigned to the transport ship West Point, headed for Louisiana. He was put in charge of a group of 138 men from other regiments who had been treated in city hospitals, as well as a group of prisoners, deserters, and mechanics. Nye wrote, “I have to see to all men on board.”
At the beginning of the journey, when the weather was bad, Nye wrote with compassion about the condition of the men on board. “Sevrel of my men are sick from the affects of this Expense on the vesell and I am almost worn out [working?] to make them comfortable”.
Along the journey to this far, unfamiliar land, Nye wrote about the progress they made each day, the wind and water conditions, and about the health of the men and horses aboard the ship.
The following map links segments of the diary with the location were Nye was when he wrote them. Click on each map pin to learn more.
When Nye finally arrived in Louisiana, he found himself overwhelmed by the growing excitement around the upcoming siege of Port Hudson…
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