1862 April 22

[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]

                        Tuesday – April 22nd 1862
After guard mounting today –
Everything being quiet & all the
Sergeants in Camp I took the
risk of there being no fighting
until tomorrow I started in
search of the Hampton Legion
& Mullie  – stopped at Headqrs
& find that Capt Dickinson
had sent the Company dis-
charges down to Col Rightor –
found the Legion camped
back of Yorktown – after a
walk of 7 miles through a
terrible road – found Mullie
looking very well indeed – He
has a fine Company of 98 men –
he seems very popular – I read a
letter from Clibun Perroneau  [?] – from
Dungannon [?] – It made me feel like;
old times to hear from the old places
& the friends of my childhood –
Heard tonight of Beauregards
having defeated the Enemy in an-
other battle near Corinth – Also
that he had retaken Huntsville
Ala – 15 Vessels reported to be
in York river & that McClelland
had sent a flag of truce for all
the sick to be removed from
Yorktown by 8 AM in the morning
Col Hampton is acting Brigadier
Genl – 2 Ga & 1 Ala regt being
with his Legion – Spent the night at
with Mullie in Camp –

[The Logans had a plantation at  Dungannon near Charleston, SC.]
        ["Mullie" : his brother Thomas Muldrop Logan]

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

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