1862 June 4 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]

                        Wednesday – June 4th 1862
Spent this day in the office attending
to business of the department – Wrote
letters today to Sallie to care of Mrs F.
& Mr Hagaman at Clinton La – to father
& to Joe. Capt Harrison still very sick –
Rode out this evening to Head quarters
Nothing doing on the lines but picket
firing – Genl Jos Johnston seems to have
been badly wounded.  He fell from his horse
when shot near the fatal battery & injured
two of his ribs in falling – being insenseable
until taken off upon a stretcher.  Genl Gus
Smith is also laid up with a stroke of
paralesis. Genl R.H. Lee is now in command  
of the Army.  Genl Magruder has charge of
a corps of 3 divisions – I fear it will be some
time before the final battle takes place – our forces
have fallen back to within a few a mile of the ground
occupied before the battle – “Spades are again trump.”
Learned from Mullie that Ebin Coffin is at Dr [Blair]Burrills  


 Father: George William Logan          
Joe:  his brother Joseph Glover Logan

[transcript by Mary Roy Dawson Edwards; notes by Sally Rice Forsyth Donnelly]
        
 
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