1862 March 22

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

Saturday – March 22d 1862
Rise this morning at 8 o’clock – breakfast
with Jannin, Powell, McLean & Addison – Went
over to the Camp of the Battalion – Camp
“Essence” (Essence of Camp Misery!) a few hundred
yards from old Camp Misery – on going round
to the orderly sgts find from the [-] 14
[-] 15 – Co C 22, Co A 25 – [-]
8 & Shreveport Greys 12, 10th Regt 12
Volunteers – ordered five men from company
“C’ & 5 from Janins Comd - all sailors to
Yorktown - where I arrived with Poissen, Capt
Fenner & Col Marigny – Found Lindsay has
gone to the Sand box – Fenner & Poissen had
to return without seeing them – Took the ten men over & put them aboard Schooners Mary
Ellen & Ryland discharging the Captains
of these vessels – after supper rowed over
with Knowlton, Eggleston, Ingraham & Baker taking 5
days provisions to the crew. A letter from Norcum
tonight – Retired

[Col. Antoine James deMarigny]
[Capt. Charles E. Fenner, 1st La.Bn.]

[transcription by Mary Roy Dawson Edwards with annotation by Robert K. Krick]

MSS 6154