1862 July 11 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]


Friday – July 11th 1862
Rose Early this morning & fixed up my things
to travel Southward! Spent the morning
down town getting some things - looking thr’o
the bookstore & talking to friends, met Tom
Patton lately from N.O.  After dinner went
round & saw Mullie – Could not see Capt 
H this Evening, & consequently could not get
Fanny to ride out & see Genl Hampton
as intended – Wrote a letter to Sallie
today & after coming in tonight found
a pkg from Asphadel Containing a
pr of socks & a Card from “somebody”
who is never absent from my thoughts,
mind & a letter from my dear Sallie –
Bro’s boy around today with letters from
Columbia, one from Julie & one from Geo
to Each of us – Bro will go with me to Colum
-bia, We are trying to get Mullie to do also –
he is hopping around today in his room –

[The following lines are cross-written over the above page.]
     Wrote to Poissant today abt                              
      my appointment to 10th La
Was introduced to Lord Maer – son of Duke
of Summerville – Lord Admiral of England – who
has been here for some months – now staying at
the Governors house – where I was taken by my
friend Dr Mayo to take a drink – My Lord
was very agreeable & is a highly intelligent youth
of about 19 years of age – good looking  & has
all the English airs –


Bro & Mullie: brothers George William Logan, Jr., and Thomas M. Logan
Julie & Geo: sisters Julia Rowena and Selina Georgiana Logan
Poissant: Henry Puissan

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

MSS 6154