1862 July 7 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]



           
very warm               Monday – July 7th 1862
After breakfast I went down town &
spent the Evening morning writing
letters for Capt H & Maj Bloomfield
Dined at Mr Harveys – Took a bath
after dinner - & went down town – s
     Wrote to Mrs Roy this Evening afternoon &
I spent Evening at Mrs Dunlops – a
very agreeable Evening between the
family & Mullies room – They have
an Elegant residence, one of the best in
Richmond, an airy large house – Mullie
has Every attention it is possible to bestow
upon a sick man, from library & indeed
Every comfort . Mrs D is very Kind – Heard
nothing from Poissant ‘yet.’ I begin to feel                
tired of being out of Camp - & have pretty
much made up my mind to go & visit my
family in SoCa & then my ____ [left blank] Somewhere Else
I’ll never have such another chance as now
     This day is very hot

The following lines are cross-written over the above page.]
Rumors of a fight below today -  
   Many stragglers in town this
week – Took off red flannel & put on linen
today – Mullie heard from Father &     
Lillie today – Rec’d a letter from Mrs Roy this  
day –     


Poissant:  Henry Puissan
Mullie:  brother Thomas M. Logan
father: George William Logan
Lillie: sister Josephine Maria

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

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