Letters and diary entries from the corresponding day in the Civil War posted from the holdings of Special Collections, University of Virginia Library.
Wednesday, June 13, 2012
1862 June 14 Richmond, 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]
June 12th see 2 pages back
Saturday June 14th 1862
Rose at seven this morning – Went to
town on Barney – to buy a pair of spurs,
Saw Bro Geo at the Spottswood Hotel –
Went down the Wmsbg to the head qrs of
Genl Garland (formerly of the 11th Va regt) where
boy brought my yankee saddle from Wmsbg – The
Genl gave me an order for the saddle but I
could not get it today as the qrmaster had
ridden into town on it – The adjutant promises
to send it in to Spotts & Harvey – Visited 2d Miss
Battalion nearby – They are awfully reduced by the
battles & sickness – Returned to Richmond ^’Mrs Taylors’ by a
new road (time) at one o’clock – spent most
of the the bal day in the house reading & sleep
-ing!!! Today had been intolerably hot, the
sun was scorching while I rode – Not the first
bit of wind on the lines – Mr Benton from Monroe [?]
gives discouraging accounts of Beauregard’s army
sickness among them, is terrible -
[transcript by Mary Roy Dawson Edwards]
MSS 6154
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