[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]

                        Thursday – May 29th 1862
After breakfast I walked over to Mrs
Taylors – Went down in the Ambulance to
Semmes’ brigade & paid off some officers
in the 10th La & 15th Va Regts – returning
by three o’c – Maj Spencer & Poissant    
want me to join the 10th & think they  
Can get me Elected to a 2nd Lieutenancy
there, I did not commit myself to them
abt taking it- After dinner I rode
down the Mechanicsville road & made
final arrangements to get a room near Mr
Garnetts in Case Genl Magruder makes his
Head Quarters there – Mr Dill left word that
I could have one room at his farm house – I find
the old man & his family live in town! Learned
something new of the road & country which is
soon to be the scene of action – Huger &  
Holmes divisions are arriving today from Peters’bg
By todays papers learn of Branches defeat

[The following lines are cross-written over the above page.]
Came to town for the night – find
Mullie much better tonight – we
walked down to the Spottswood
tonight  – No letters from anywhere
today – or this week.

[Brig. Gen. Paul Jones Semmes, a University of Virginia alumnus, and possibly the older brother or cousin or the student who fatally shot Professor John A. G. Davis in 1840]
[Major William H. Spencer]
 [Henry Puissan, adjutant of the 10th La.]
[Major Gen. Benjamin Huger]
 [Maj. Gen. T. H. Holmes]

[transcription and notes by Mary Roy Dawson Edwards]

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