May 6 Saturday – From Sam’s notebook:

Visited Armory of the “Washington Artillery”. Hanging there is an equestrian portrait of “Stonewall” Jackson & Lee (by Julio.) Also an original portrait—full length—of Andrew Jackson.

Flags of the Wash. Artillery with names 60 noted engagements embroidered thereon. Also flag of the Cross and Stars—the first one made after adoption of change from Stars & Bars.

In another room were portraits of Gen. Beauregard & Gen Owens—our chaperone [MTNJ 2: 557]

At 5 PM Sam and party left New Orleans aboard the City of Baton Rouge (afterward referred to as CBR), with Horace Bixby piloting.

“…a delightfully hot day, but with the main purpose of my visit but lamely accomplished. I had hoped to hunt up and talk with a hundred steamboatmen, but got so pleasantly involved in the social life of the town that I got nothing more than mere five-minute talks with a couple of dozen of the craft” [Ch 51 LM].

Sam wrote from New Orleans to Livy. After describing in detail an ice-making plant, Sam gave his travel plans:

“We leave this evening for St. Louis, direct, in the City of Baton Rouge, Horace Bixby master, dam this pen, & shall arrive there next Friday, remain a few days, then a day in Hannibal, Keokuk; Quincy; then straight up to St Paul & across country to home” [MTP].