1862 September 13 Washington, D. C.

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



Mon 13. Very busy with many things – mail – sick - & no Surgeon
Col D. is appointed to Command of 2d. Brigade – Caseys Div
Marsh Adj’s Genl – Slept in camp – no floor to tent.
called on Provost Marshall Dorter old classmate

[transcript by Mary Roy Dawson Edwards]

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