1861 September 15

[From the diary of Harrison B. Jones, 4th Sergeant of Co. H of the 33rd Virginia]

It was extremely warm to
day I went up to the Junck
tion. there is nothing going
of much interest. I heard
a very good sermon to
day delivered by Col.
Pendleton of the Rockbridge
artilery. We had a chaplain
apprentice to our Regt the
other day. he also preached

Col. William N. Pendleton, a West Point graduate and an Episcopal rector from Lexington, christened the Artillery's four cannon Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John.

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