Calvin Shedd letter to dear ones at home, March 6, 1862

              Fort Jefferson, Fla., March 6th, 1862

Dear Ones at home

I wrote you last Sunday before we came ashore and will try and write something more Cos. A & F got ashore Sunday P.M. Monday Co. C got ashore about noon [     ] we had a blow and Co G had to stay till Wed P.M. We feel very ancious about the Ship that the other six Cos are on Board of there are strang Rumors about her; it appears, the Capt of her put his Mate in command of her, and he came here in the Steamer that arrived far before we did although she did not leave NY till ten days after we did, some say he, and his Mate, are secesh and that the mate has run her ashore or delivered her over to the rebels. There was a rumor yesterday that she lay under the Guns of the Rebel Batterys at Pensacola Adjutant Henderson and the Capt of the Tycoon have gone to Key West to see if any Tidings of her may be heard, we are thanking our stars that we