Wednesday, April 18, 2012

1862 April 19 -20 Williamsburg, Va.




      Wmsbg
        Saturday – Apl 19th 1862
Left Camp Rawle after guard’s mounting this
morning in company with Mr. Hazard for
Wmsbg – We stopped at Head quarters, where
ssh we saw Charley Aby – who pointed out
Genl Jos Johnston to us – reached Wmnsbg.  
at 12 ½ o’c – Could not get a wagon today –
& find that Jim did not bring my
clothes in to Aunt Mary Brown to wash,
So that I have to borrow a set from Tom
Newcomer & have mine washed –
Spent the lu night at the Roach’s – On
the road today met any number of
Wagons – Pendletons Artilery   60 ponies –
Learn today that Mullies Company                    
has gone to Yorktown with the Hampton           
Legion – Dined & supped at Lizzie’s –
find my purse Entirely Empty – Mr
Vaughan Kindly promises me a wagon in
the morning – Wrote a letter to Sallie                
 this day (20th) acknowledging hers of Mch
28th, recd today, with one from Mollie
Mch 30th one from Mrs Roy of 3rd
Inst – find Tom Newcomer & Stanhope
Posey at Miss Galts, very sick –                 
Met Capt Norris today (Of the Signal
dep’t) who informs me that he wants
me to be detached for service with
him – I told him that I did not like
to leave my Co. at this time – also
left word with Aby to tell him
not to get me ordered off to James
River –

"Mullie"  his brother Thomas Muldrup Logan

[transcription by Mary Roy Dawson Edwards,  family note by Logan's great grand-niece, Sally Rice Forsyth  Donnelly]

MSS 6154

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