10:30am, Thursday 4/13/65, Gainesville, Gen. Forrest to Gen. Jackson: "you will not send the wagons to this place as ordered yesterday, but will order them to Finch's Ferry... will send the stores this afternoon on the steamer Lilly to Finch's Ferry... The steamer will arrive at Finch's Ferry tomorrow night". Vol. 49, Part 2, Pg. 1251
9:30am, Tuesday 4/18/65, Eastport, Gen. Jackson to Gen. Forrest: "I arrived here yesterday. Cannot hear of any boat except the Lilly that has passed up to Tuscaloosa and has not returned. Upon inquiry I find there are but two points, Eastport and Erie, that I can reach the river on this side. At this place we have to run up the river 9 miles to Choctaw Bluff to get a landing, which would be necessarily a slow operation unless we have eight of ten boats. At Erie we run down the river 3 miles to Haynes Bluff impassable from that point to Gainesville, some slough to cross, and should be pleased to hear from the lieutenant-general as to what can be done to cross the command... My wagon train is in the vicinity of Eutaw". Vol. 49, Part 2, Pg. 1236