Today, the steamer Luminary, carrying the 16th Ohio Volunteer Infantry home from the war, continued moving north on the Mississippi River. The steamboat reached Helena, Arkansas, about 4:00 am, stopping for a few hours and setting out again at daybreak. The ship again stopped to gather firewood for fuel just above Helena and continued to Memphis, Tennessee, arriving there about 5:00pm, staying only an hour or two (reports differ). The trip continued, reaching a point about five hours north of Memphis by midnight.

Having started their journey home to Ohio late on the night of October 6, 1864, at Morganza, Louisiana, this period map shows the approximate route of the 16th Ohio on board the steamer Luminary, and the farthest, approximate position they reached on October 10, 1864.

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Modern day map showing the approximate route and location of the 16th Ohio on their voyage home from the war.
H - Approximate point which the steamer Luminary reached about midnight on October 9, 1864.
J - Memphis, Tennessee, where the Luminary stopped about 5:00 pm on October 10, 1864 for one hour.
K - Approximate point which the steamer Luminary reached about midnight on October 10, 1864.