Saturday, March 3, 2012

1862 March 4 Williamsburg, Va.

[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]

Williamsburg Tuesday – March 4th 1862
There was a severe storm last night on the “Peck” – lay
at anchor a whf [wharf] 18 miles above Jamestown Island –
we got underway at daylight & reached Kings
Mill at 8 o’clock – Find that the Battalion
made a march on the 2nd to Lees house & we
ordered back the same day – 20 miles – They were
ordered by Genl McLaws and returned by order of
Maj Genl Magruder – It rained all day & the boys
had a severe time of it – Had a cold walk to camp –
Found a letter here from Father enclosing me
some postage stamps, &c – Could not get the Artilery
Broke in Charleston. Went to town with the battalion
masquarders this Evening – The boys made a fine turn
out, quite a novelty to for the peoples of Williamsburg
who had never seen anything of the kind before – Had a
fun speech & any good song written by Angustam
for the occasion – (Wound up with a supper at the
College hotel, at which Col Ewell [?] & all the officers got
drunk. Went to Miss Galts & retired for the night -
a 10 ½ o’c

The following day would be Ash Wednesday in 1862. Logan, from Louisiana, appears to be describing a small Mardi Gras celebration in his regiment.

[transcription by Mary Roy Dawson Edwards]

MSS 6154

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