1862 February 17

[from the diary of Daniel D. Logan, younger brother of General Thomas M. Logan and a Sgt, Co. B, 1st Special Battalion (Rightor's), Louisiana Infantry]

Monday – February 17th 1862
It rained all day today - did not even turn out
to a roll call – spent the whole day in
doors – Fry went to Williamsburg today to
bring in some beeves – Harris arrived
today from New Orleans & is the guest
of the Lions Den – he will stay some
days & has offered to act as my
substitute for thirty days – so that I
can go to New Orleans – Heard today
of the continuation of fighting at
Fort Donnelson - tho we have nothing
definite abt the result – The mail
did not reach us tonight – This is
terrible weather – Dick Burton returned
today – he saw one gr drove of turkeys
& some deer – but they killed nothing –
Harris gives us all the news from home – he
left today home on the 8th Ins’t –
see Asa Russ & Ames - The mail
did not arrive & I spent the
night at Miss Galts – On the road
many hundred pine trees have been
blown down - & in one place nearly
Every tree is uprooted – It has cleared
up cold & dry tonight – We
Returned at ten o’c tonight

Dick Burton: R. C. Burton, Co. B, 1st La. Bn.

[transcription by Mary Roy Dawson Edwards; annotations by Robert K. Krick]

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