Monday, October 8, 2012

1862 October 9 Camp Cadwallader, Beverly, N.J.

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


Thurs 9.   Very hot   visited School with Mrs Derrom – very busy.
Reviewed by Gens Palmer & Robeson – letters fr Home –
Dr. Boardman & ladies here – Attended prayer
meetg. in Eveg   Col D. spoke & prayed – I also –
Every Co. represented.   moonlight night
Ordered to march tomorrow at 10 A.M.
May the Lord go with us -     Several gentlemen fr.
Patterson visited us.

[transcript by Mary Roy Dawson Edwards]

MSS 12935


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