1862 April 28 near Yorktown, 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]


                        Monday – April 28th 1862
Rose early this morning at 9 o’c – we formed under arms
& marched over to Camp Misery where we waited for
two hours – before finding anyone to report to – abt
noon rec’d orders to return to camp for dinner
& report in the Evening to dig rifle pits –
on the scene of our Christmas camp –
(Misery)  Col Rightor rec’d orders in the
afternoon that he need not report as
above – We are in a terrible state of
Anxiety today having heard this
afternoon that New Orleans had been
Captured, the forts Evacuated – the
Str Mississippi sunk to keep her
out of the hands of the Enemy – The
Richmond Examiner announces this
saying that it is official intelligence rec’d
at the War Department – I cannot believe
the news – It is terrible if true – a greater
loss than all else during the war

[The following lines are cross-written over the above page.]
   The men have concluded to break up
on the 1st & go to N.O. -  I am
not inclined to believe the News from N.O. –
if it is true I will probably go there –
Went to the Battery today & took 3
shots at the Yankee pickets – the officers of
the battery who [--] Say that I killed
but one – distance about 700 yards –

[transcription by Mary Roy Dawson Edwards]

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