[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 – March 17th 1862
Rose at 5 this morning – Mr & Mrs
Harvey were up & gave me breakfast before
six o’c - Left at 7 in the cars for West Pt
Saw Jno Fowles [?] & brought him down to
Yorktown – Wrote a letter to Genl Holmes
Aquia Dist – which Genl Magruder signed
requesting or acc’t’g for Tooles [?] detention
here. Spent the bal of day making
arrangements abt the Expedition – Heard
today that the Enemy had advanced
to Bethel & that our man had shot over
over at them with a Rifle 6-pounder –
The town is astir this Evening –
Witnessed the practice of Artilery
this Evening by one of the batteries –
shooting remarkably good.
Introduced Farries [Faries] & Lindsay
this Evening.
[transcription by Mary Roy Dawson Edwards]
MSS 6154
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