Tuesday, May 1, 2012

1862 May 2 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, Louisiana Infantry]

                     Friday – May 2nd 1862
Spent this day in getting up my things
ready for sending to Richmond – going to
Yorktown via Mullies Camp – Got my pay                   
today from Capt Harrison with transportation - 
Also made arrangements with him                      
for staying in his department                        
until I make some arrangements
for the war – will have a horse to
ride more with Genl Magruders
staff & go abt among the different
regiments & pay them off   examine
their pay rolls &c – It will do for
the present – At Yorktown this
Evening I took a walk through the
batteries & woods – It is a great pity to
abandon such works – Yet Everything has
been moved that it is possible to get off –
the balance must be  is being destroyed
for tonight the Army of the                   
Peninsula with the army of Johnson –
Evacuate the scenes of our last years
Campaign.  It looks very strange yet
it is to be presumed that our Comd’g
Genl. Knows what he is about – shot & shell
flying thick & fast in the town this afternoon
The Logan cannot now come to the whf [wharf] except
at night – their shot reaching our whf
fairly – A large amt of ammunition has
to be destroyed & left – I got a good
view of the Yankee batteries today, which
they have [-] on the Temple farm –
Wrote to Mrs Roy today but could not send
my letter – Walked back to the Legion &
spent the night with Mullie who had
changed his camp to an open field
on the York & Wmsbg road – Missed
my chill today

 Mullie: his brother Thomas Muldrop Logan
Captain Harrison : probably Capt. Thompson Harrison, New Orleans Zouave Battalion        

[transcription by Mary Roy Dawson Edwards]      

MSS 6154                                                                  

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