1862 October 24 Washington, D. C.

[from the diary of the Rev. Francis Butler, Chaplain of the 25th New Jersey]


Fri 24.  Regt. got new Arms – Austrian rifle – visited sick – held a
general prayer meetg – also distributed books to Co. B.  wrote many
letters – sleep better now – warmer – frost last night –
made arrangements to organize a ch of Regt.
Long talk with young Vt. Sentry.
Granger – Son of Minister whose
ancestor came fr. Suffield.  he was posted in front
of my tent – as guard – while regl. was off for arms.

Butler mentioned in a previous entry that the 12th and 13th Vermont were in his Brigade.  The  12th included a George Granger (1838-1911)


[transcript by Mary Roy Dawson Edwards]

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