1862 April 24 near Yorktown

[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]

                        Thursday – April 24^th 1862

We had reveillie at 3 ½ o’c this morning &

marched to Dam No 1 – after marching abt

from one field to another like a parcel of

sheep without a leader, we rec’d orders thru

some aid to report to Col Marigny at       

Dam No 1 when we arrived abt twelve

o’c & remained as p reserve picket – sending

out a heavy guard & one hf the battalion

sitting up & keeping awake until twelve &

the other hf the night – It was very cold &

we were not allowed to burn fires – There was

firing heard during the night at Yorktown

Heard today that the Enemy had not made any-

-thing out of their attack on our forts on the Miss

Our pickets captured a Col Cochran & Maj

Cassidy of the Yankees Army yester’day – took them

opposite Lees Mill – We saw the battlefield of

the 16^th today – The Washington Artilery are at

Lebanon Church – Return at 12 ½ tonight

[Col. Antoine J. DeMarigny]

[transcription by Mary Roy Dawson Edwards]

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