Captains, pilots, mates, engineers and deck-hands enough presented themselves to take five times the number of vessels we were moving through this dangerous ordeal.

Most of them were from Logan's division, composed generally of men from the southern part of Illinois and from Missouri.

All but two of the steamers were commanded by volunteers from the army, and all but one so manned.

In this instance, as in all others during the war, I found that volunteers could be found in the ranks and among the commissioned officers to meet every call for aid whether mechanical or professional.

Colonel W.S.Oliver was master of transportation on this occasion by special detail..