1862 May 8 near New Kent Court House, Va.

[from the diary of Daniel D. Logan, younger brother of General Thomas M. Logan, formerly a Sgt, Co. B, 1st Special Battalion (Rightor's), now with the Hampton Legion]

                        Thursday – May 8th 1862
We were up this morning before one o’c
& our column got under way – It was so
slow owing to the number of wagons
along the road & artilery, that I got
ahead & marched in the advance
with Imbodens battery – we reached New    
Kent Court House abt seven o’clock a’m      
here I got something to eat, which I must      
apologize for terming “breakfast” & took a  
good sleep until noon when the Legions
came up & joining them I marched
on abt one mile from the Court House
where the brigade halted for the day
& bivouacked for the purpose of getting
something to eat, the men have been
out of everything since yesterday at
morning – I walked up to Mr Mayo’s
house to try & get something to eat, but without
success – I was however well paid for the

walk by the fine scenery – from the
hill upon which the house is situated –
an extensive view of the distant hills
towards Richmond & a fine view of the
Pomonkey river abt seven miles above  
its confluence with the Matomoni –      
the eye can reach over an expanse
of ten or twelve miles distant – how I
Upon this hill in a quiet little graveyard
we dug a grave for a Texan of the first    
regt – who died of his wounds today –    
Mr James Bush Co F – (Early Co Gr) from  
Hardin CountyTexas – Returned to              
Camp at 5 o’c found Mullie & his Lieutenants                
starving for something to eat, the men on hf rations
of bacon & crackers – Major Conner loaned me his
horse to go foraging – after a ride of 5 miles I succeeded
in getting some corn bread & bacon from some free negroes
which proved very acceptable to us, having had
nothing to eat since last night when we dined
on yankee crackers – Retired at 9 o’c –

[“Imboden’s Battery was the  Staunton Artillery (Va.)  commanded by Capt. John  D. Imboden.” – R.K.K.]


[“Not only was James Bush buried there, but also Colonel H. H. Black of the 1st Texas. Apparently they are both still there, although the plantation is long gone and the cemetery is not marked.” -R.E.L. Krick]

[transcription by Mary Roy Dawson Edwards;  annotations by Robert K. Krick, and Robert E. Lee Krick]

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