[from the diary of Jesse Calvin Spaulding, Co. F, 25th Massachusetts, currently on duty aboard the steamer "Admiral"
February 5 The fleet started this morning
at eight o'clock, northward prob-
ably for Roanoke Island. We are on the
eve of a battle now in all probability
which will take place tomorrow. In God
alone is my trust to watch over me on
the battlefield as on the water, or at home
If I fall my trust is in Him, that He
will receive my soul through Jesus Christ
my Savior, and to His care do I commit
myself, and my parents and friends Spent
part of the day on deck and part in my
room. It is a beautiful day and all
nature seems to smile.
MSS 11293
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