Sun. Dec. 14 [1862]

Slept till daylight -- went to Col. [Rush C.] Hawkins for orders for Col. D[errom]. ordered
to move to river returned to breakfast -- picket firing in front regt now in our
8 1/2.M. Made list of sick & slightly wounded to be sent over river
at 10 1/2 buried Rich. Moseley in garden of house on S.W. cor. of Caroline and
Princess Elizabeth St. rear of Mrs. Widow Philips house head foot of locust
tree close to P.E. St. (Enquire of Mr. Geo. Alex.) visited wounded. Col. just made
list of killed 4 . wounded 55 -- missg 47 = 106 -- killed Andrew Keef Co. A. -- John
K. Frank Co. A -- Ricd. Moseley Co. H. Lewis Kates Co. D. attended funeral
of John K. Frank (buried beside Andrew Keef) in N.E. corner of garden back of
J. S. Caldwell's house in the Main St. (another body is in the same grave with
Keefs). the battle was so in dark that doubtless some of wounded and
dead are on field & can't be reached now. A quiet Sabbath thus far no
fighting -- batteries & skirmishers fired a little in morng Troops in City with
stacked arms. Our regt. came under a front & enfilading fire -- very hot
talked with Capt. Hermance [?] Gen. [Orlando Bolivar] Wil[l]cox's aid an[d] Commander of the Gen. body guard.
Poor Sergt. Townsend died this Eveg. So grateful for everything I did for him.
Visited wounded had prayers -- 9 P.M. all quiet today -- But we know not
what may be on the morrow or even this night. Let the Lord direct it shall be well.

Sgt. Edward L. Townsend, Co. I, 25th New Jersey