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Size | 2.5 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 1600 items) |
Abstract | George William Logan (1828-1896) served as a lieutenant colonel in the Confederate Army, 1862-1865. The collection consists of records, chiefly 1862-1865, of the daily transaction of military business and command of the 2nd Louisiana Heavy Artillery Battalion, in western Louisiana, particularly at Fort Beauregard on the Ouachita River. Papers include letter books of Logan's outgoing correspondence; daily, weekly, and monthly reports from the company captains in Logan's battalion; ordnance reports; orders received and sent; petitions for transfer; medical reports; communications from civilians and officers in the field; items concerning conscripts and deserters; and papers relating to construction work and use of local slave labor. Also included is a volume with records of enlistment, supplies, deaths, desertions, and other information. |
Creator | Logan, George William, 1828-1896. |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
Processed by: Jane Adkins and Brooke Allan, February 1961
Encoded by: Nancy Kaiser, August 2006
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George William Logan (1828-1896) was born in Charleston, S.C., to George William Logan and Anna d'Oyley Glover Logan. In 1849, he moved to New Orleans, La., and, in 1853, he married Marie Telide Soniat du Fossat. Logan, a businessman before and after the Civil War, had interests in the cotton brokerage and exporting firm Logan, Smith, and Claiborne. During the war, he served as a lieutenant colonel in the Confederate Army, commanding a battalion of heavy artillery in Louisiana from 1862 to 1865. The greater part of his service was in the District of Western Louisiana in defense of Fort Beauregard at Harrisonburg on the Ouachita River, near the point where the Ouachita joins the Black River. In September 1863, Logan was ordered to Vienna, La., and, in April 1864, he joined General Kirby Smith in the defense of Shreveport. In March 1865, Logan assumed command at Fort Gallagher near Natchitoches in March 1865 and was paroled in May 1865.
Back to TopThe collection consists of Lieutenant Colonel George William Logan's records, chiefly 1862-1865, of the daily transaction of military business and command of the 2nd Louisiana Heavy Artillery Battalion, in western Louisiana, particularly at Fort Beauregard on the Ouachita River, during the Civil War. Papers include letter books of Logan's outgoing correspondence; daily, weekly, and monthly reports from the company captains in Logan's battalion; ordnance reports; orders received and sent; petitions for transfer; medical reports; communications from civilians and officers in the field; items concerning conscripts and deserters; and papers relating to construction work and use of local slave labor. Also included is a volume with records of enlistment, supplies, deaths, desertions, and other information.
Back to TopArrangement: chronological.
Folder 1 |
1861-1862 |
Folder 2 |
1863: January |
Folder 3 |
1863: February 1-21 |
Folder 4 |
1863: February 21-28 |
Folder 5 |
1863: March 1-16 |
Folder 6 |
1863: March 17-31 |
Folder 7 |
1863: April 1-14 |
Folder 8 |
1863: April 15-23 |
Folder 9 |
1863: April 24-30 |
Folder 10 |
1863: May 1-17 |
Folder 11 |
1863: May 18-31 |
Folder 12 |
1863: June 1-15 |
Folder 13 |
1863: June 16-30 |
Folder 14 |
1863: July 1-15 |
Folder 15 |
1863: July 16-22 |
Folder 16 |
1863: July 23-31 |
Extra Oversize Paper Folder XOPF-1560/1 |
1863: July |
Folder 17 |
1863: August 1-15 |
Folder 18 |
1863: August 16-29 |
Folder 19 |
1863: August 30-31 |
Folder 20 |
1863: September |
Folder 21 |
1863: October-December |
Folder 22 |
1864: January-February |
Folder 23 |
1864: FebruaryLists, reports, muster rolls |
Folder 24 |
1864: MarchLists, reports, muster rolls |
Folder 25 |
1864: April |
Folder 26 |
1864: May |
Folder 27 |
1864: June |
Folder 28 |
1864: JuneLists, ordnances, reports, muster rolls |
Folder 29 |
1864: July |
Folder 30 |
1864: JulyLists, reports, muster rolls |
Folder 31 |
1864: August |
Folder 32 |
1864: AugustLists, reports, muster rolls |
Folder 33 |
1864: September |
Folder 34 |
1864: October |
Folder 35 |
1864: OctoberLists, reports, muster rolls |
Folder 36 |
1864: November 1-11 |
Folder 37 |
1864: November 12-30 |
Folder 38 |
1864: NovemberLists, reports, muster rolls |
Folder 39 |
1864: December |
Folder 40 |
1864: DecemberLists, reports, muster rolls |
Folder 41 |
1865: January |
Folder 42 |
1865: JanuaryLists, reports, muster rolls |
Folder 43 |
1865: February |
Folder 44 |
1865: FebruaryLists, reports, muster rolls |
Folder 45 |
1865: March 1-23 |
Folder 46 |
1865: March 24-31 |
Folder 47 |
1865: April |
Folder 48 |
1865: AprilLists, reports, muster rolls |
Folder 49 |
1865: May |
Folder 50 |
Undated |
Folder 51 |
Volume 1: Letter book, 20 January 1863-19 May 1863Outgoing letters of Lieutenant Colonel George W. Logan |
Folder 52 |
Volume 2: Letter book, 20 May 1863-12 May 1864Outgoing letters of Lieutenant Colonel George W. Logan |
Folder 53 |
Volume 3: Ledger, 1863-1865Record of enlistments, clothing and supplies issued, deaths, desertions, and special duty |
Folder 54 |
Volume 4: Order book, 9 September 1864-19 May 1865Special orders from headquarters, 2nd Louisiana Heavy Artillery Battalion |
Folder 55-56
Folder 55Folder 56 |
Confederate Army OrdersGeneral Orders, 1862-1865, for Headquarters, District of Western Louisiana; Headquarters, Trans Mississippi Department; Adjutant and Inspector General's Office, Richmond, Va.; Headquarters, District and Sub-district, North Louisiana; Headquarters, District Arkansas and Western Louisiana; Headquarters, Sub-district, Western Louisiana |
Reel M-1560/1 |
Microfilm |