The regiment, on board the steamship Luminary, continued north on the Mississippi River from north of Memphis, Tennessee, toward Cairo, Illinois. Pvt. Robert "Newt" Gorsuch reported that the steamer had to stop at 3:00 am on account of fog but resumed their voyage a little after sunrise. Gorsuch also reports their ship was racing with the steamer Hillman all day and night. They passed New Madrid, Missouri, soon after dark.

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 11, 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.
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.
L - Approximate point which the steamer Luminary reached about midnight on October 11, 1864.