1862 February 19

[from the diary of Daniel D. Logan, younger brother of Thomas M. Logan and a Sergeant, Co. B, 1st Special Battalion (Rightor's) Louisiana Infantry]

Wednesday – Febr’y 19th 1862
Another damp wet day – no
drills or parade – Spent the
day reading & playing chess, &
doing nothing – this latter certainly
the hardest kind of employment
We heard this Evening that our
forces were defeated at
Fort Donnelson & that 15,000
of them had surrendered to the
Yankees – Genl’s Pillow, Buckner &
Hardee taken – There’s a sad
look in the faces of every one
since the receipt of today’s papers –
I rec’d a letter from Maggie Kate
Logan tonight – of DeSoto parish –
Emmett went to town today – Nine
wagons arrived this Evening, & orders
for us to be ready to march at a
moments notice – Jim cooked 150 biscuits
for us tonight.

Maggie and Kate are sisters of John Lascelles Nowell Logan

MSS 6154