1862 February 21 Williamsburg, Va.

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

Friday Wmsburg February 21st 1862
Fry & Norcum left for Richmond this
morning – Harris & I came into &
spent the day in Williamsburg – Put up
at Miss Galts – found Ames here confined
to his room with inflammatory rheu-
matism – Visited Dr Westmoreland &
Dr Purvis at the College hospital to
get an order for a bottle of brandy for
Ames – met Asa Russ of DeSoto there –
laid up with the mumps – Called
on Miss Hattie [Hettie Cary] today & learned that
she had gone to Richmond to the
inauguration – Miss Pearce was out –
Rec’d a letter tonight from Julie –
Accounts from Tenn, report our troops
fallen back upon Nashville after Killing
& wounding 6000 yankees, & losing 1500 or 2000
men at Fort Donnelson, & as usual a pack
of lies from the New York journals

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