1862 June 21 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]



                        Saturday – June 21st 1862
     After Breakfast today rode out to the 11th Va
Regt to get my saddle & was informed that it
was at Col Funsten’s in town – Spent today in            
the office, Capt H still quite sick – after dinner
rode in town to get some medicines for the
Capt – got my saddle by sending John to the
fairgrounds to Camp Lee – it is a fine Mule
saddle - Called on & found Mr Coffin much
better – Mrs C has arrived  Bro G sits up
tonight with him.  found two letters at Mr Harveys
for me from – Fry & Joe – the former & Emmett S  
Ross have joined Fenners Artilery Co at Jackson        
Wrote a note to Mullie & sent it by Col Gary –          
Called at Mr Dunlops to see Bro but found
him on the street – Beauregard arrived in Rich-
-mond tonight – something is in the wind – Jackson
[The next three lines appear to be a code and the words are not discernible.

the siege of Richmond – Returned to Mrs T’s at dark –

Colonel David Funston
G.W. Fry, enlisted in Fenner's Battery on May 16, 1862

[transcript by Mary Roy Dawson Edwards; annotations by Robert K. Krick]


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