1862 September 2 Suffield, Conn..

[from the diary of the Rev. Francis E. Butler, future chaplain of the 25th New Jersey]

Tues 2. Cleared off cold.  & wind – made calls – our troops badly
beaten – but it will all come out right I trust
     Look over old town records & made extracts –

[transcript by Mary Roy Dawson Edwards]

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