1862 April 21

[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 – April 21st 1862
Rose at 7 this morning – Got Aunt Mary
Brown to give me some breakfast – Capt
Vaughn Kindly gave me a seat in an
ambulance which he was abt dispatching down to
Head Qrs – Had for Company a gentleman
from Washington City in the [-] at
Norfolk & Mr. [name erased] who escaped from
the Yankee lines last week, coming in at Lees
Mill – he reports the enemy very strong over
there – I stopped at Head Quarters today &
left the company discharges to be approved
by the Adjutant of Genl Magruder – Reached
Camp at 3 o’c – find that nothing has occurred
in Camp during my absence – An order has
been received ordering the few tents we have to
be sent to Lebanon church tomorrow, Genl
Johnston thinks that the soldiers are better without
tents In that we will have no protection
[-] but the Canopy of Heaven &
He who “tempers the wind to the shorn
lambs” ( of Magruder!)  It rained all last
night & again this Evening; the roads are
again in a terrible state.  Heard today
that the forts below N.O. have been under
bombardment for the day!  Also that
Island No. 10 has been surrendered –
the latter News is disgraceful with
such Enfernal Yankee at the head
of an army as Lovell – I will not
be surprised to hear the same fate
of New Orleans soon tho’  I think
that Duncan will fight to the death at
the forts – Saw a Mr. Murray in Camp today
from the Hampton Legion who informs
me that Mullie is well & stationed near
Yorktown – The Enemy have possessed themselves
of Fredericksburg.  Saw Elles today at
Capt Wallers office, as large as life
Captain now – Return at 10 o’c

["Mullie" is Daniel's brother Thomas Muldrup Logan, Hampton Legion]

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

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