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unfit for duty. Comp. H. suffered the worst, they had five killed, and twenty two wounded, includeing Lieut. Martin killed. I will now begin back to the begining and tell how the axcident happened. On Friday afternoon a boat arrived at New Iberia. The Regiment was ordered to unload it, and then load themselves aboard. I had been up all the night previous guarding Prisoners, but nevertheless worked all night, so that we got started before day break, arrived at Brashear City at 9 P.M. where we found the cars loaded with 54th Indiana ready to start for N.O. They are on their way home, their term of enlistment having expired. After a deal of swearing between Soldiers, and Conductor, we succeeded in getting sixteen cars for the Regiment, and again all hands worked to load the cars, and at 2 A.M. we started. The cars were platform without any sides, and box cars. Ten of the platform and one box car were loaded just as