1862 July 8 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]


                        Tuesday – July 8th 1862
Spent today doing nothing – Wrote to
Mrs Roy today – Sat in Capt Harrisons
room most of the morning – Took
And[rew] Knox to see Dr Fishburn – Dined at
Mr Harveys – after dinner went down
town with Brother George, but did not
succeed in seeing Genl Magruder,
Spent a few hours with Mullie at
Mrs Dunlops after which Brother
& myself called on Mr Gibson
taking tea & spending the Evening with
the familys. Miss Bartlett was as
Entertaining as possible giving me a
long account of her friend Miss Talley –
now imprisoned by the vandals in Fort
Delaware, as a spy for the Confederates –
No news today from our lines –
The Enemy are on James R, on the Blakeley & West
-over plains – Herring Creek being between the Enemy & our
forces – only offering one possible point for

[The following lines are cross-written over the above page.]
us to attack – that now strongly Entrenched – The
gunboats are in range of our forces –
     Retire at 11 o’c tonight.

 [transcript by Mary Roy Dawson Edwards]

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