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 2^nd 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]      

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