Friday, January 13, 2012

1862 January 13

[from the diary of Daniel D. Logan, younger brother of General Thomas M. Logan]

Reveille at four o’clock this morning –
we left camp at 8 o’c the business
turned out only 36 men. We had
rain &hail tonight day – Reached
Camp Misery at 3 o’c
pitched our tents for the night –
We had a rousing [?] fire – I &
Duke had a snow ball battle
tonight. the Snow fell abt 8 o’c
in torrents – read until twelve o’c
Napoleon & his Marshalls. Dick, Emmett
Ben & I are all out of Mess No. 3.
on this march. At noon today
we heard heavy Cannonading in
James river towards Mulberry Island
Visited the 10 Al Reg’t but found that
Conrad & Hewitt have resigned - &
the Reg’t gone to Walls farm

NSS 6154

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