1862 July 18 Columbia, S. C.

[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 18th 1862
Took a walk this morning to Taylors hill
& the Park with Julie & Lillie spent the
day in the house petting & being petted 
by my sisters – this is indeed happiness
& real rest – after fifteen months of camp life
I am disappointed with Columbia, tho it
is a pretty town – had heard so much
of its beauty that Expected great beauty –
Went to the bank today & saw Mr Strobel – also
to the Taylors [tailors -?] & shoemakers, to make myself
more appearanceable to go abt with the
girls – Lizzie read a letter today from Sam
asking how long we were going to be in town
in answer to Bros dispatch – Spent the day
in the house, taking another walk in the Eve’g
Lizzie has the mumps and could not go with
us – [Here follow three more lines of code.]
[-] apparent Each day – what a little

[The following line is cross-written over the above lines.]
[-] fresh fruit here in abundance




Julie & Lillie:  [Julia Rowena Logan, 1836-1909 and  Josephine  Maria (Lillie) Logan, 1843-1923.]
Sam: Brother Dr. Samuel Logan, 1831-1893.


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