1862 May 5 Yorktown, Va.

[from the diary of Samuel Johnson, 1st Massachusetts Independent Light Battery]

                       May 5^th

At three A. M. a rain storm set in and,

continued unpleasant all day.  Got under-

-weigh at seven A. M. having two schooners

and three barges in tow arrived at York

town, at four P. M. where we anchored

for the night..  we are under convoy of

four steam Gun boats and one steam

corvette:  passed the French. Gun boat Gasinch [sp?].

The rebs in their hurry to evacuate the place

were compelled to abandon all their heavy

guns and mortar’s which they spiked,

then rammed home a solid shot into each

gun.

MSS 8493