1862 October 25 Washington, D. C.

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



Sat. 25 – Fine warm – Got up our new mess house.
Capt Spear sent in a duck & lark for our mess –
Good many sick with measles – Arranged with Vt. 12 & 13 to
have Brigade service tomorrow – What shall speak upon?
Witnessed Brig drill 5 Regs. found Furbish is Chapl. 25th Maine
on ground.  Began to invite line officers to dine in rotation
with us.  Lt. Chas. Caulkins also dined with us, looks well.
Long pleasant talk with Furbish about our work – visited the
sick in hospitals.

Captain Edward Spear, 25th New Jersey
Same Charles H. Caulkins who was commissioned a captain in December 62?
Edward B. Furbish of Portland, Me., was chaplain of the 25th.

[transcript by Mary Roy Dawson Edwards]

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