Sat [November] 15 [1862]

Lovely day -- Sergt. Co. G. called said he had lost his little girl of 5
yrs -- Angelic disposition -- He is an Elder in Pres. Ch. & excellent man
teacher -- intelligent & sensible --very much overcome counseled & prayed
with him. Busy on Ch. & choir organization -- Hymn Bks &c.
Visited hospitals as usual -- one man Wescott -- very sick -- delirious
Typhoid fever -- Baker brot. in mail to distribute & said we
were ordered to march to Manassas tonight. No confirma-
tion of it -- but perhaps Col. Blunt's Brigade is to go &
we may follow. I trust we may stay here til Mon-
day & not waste another Sunday in moving.

Charles J. Field, 1st Sergt. Co. G: to Sergt. Maj. Sept. 30, '62; promoted 2d Lieut. Co. D, Dec. 28, '62.
Private Daniel R. Westcott, Co. I
Private Oran Baker, Co. I?

Fri [November] 14 [1862]

Very mild & pleasant, Wrote letters about sick & dead.
Wrote letters hair cut & picture taken
held three interestg. py meetgs tonight in tents

Thurs [November] 13 [1862]

Fine warm, visited sick in Camp -- & then rode via
Georgetown to Cliffburn & Emory hospitals -- spent several hours
talking & praying with men, giving tracts, papers &c.
Cummings hopes he is a Xn. for sd, he "I am a changed boy
Doctor (he calls me doctor) & I mean to say changed."
His father was with him -- others apeared better -- except a
few -- Collins died on the 7th the fifth death we have
had in that hospital & the 6th in regt all in regt.
The [ink bot here] as I passed the Capital -- home to dinner
after distributing mail -- Held three interestg. prayer
meetgs. in tents.

Private Samuel S. Cummings, Co. F, 25th New Jersey
There were six men with the surname Collins in the 25th New Jersey

Wed [November] 12 [1862]

Busy with sick -- letters, &c recd. calls fr.
Chaplain [Lewis A.] Brastow 12 Vt. & Cummings 15 Vt. warm [word scratched out]
at night -- My hourse seems better of his lameness --
Held a Ch. com. Meetg. Adopted Ch. Articles -- Apostles
Creed. Amending words Hell -- & Catholic -- State of
dead & general or universal &c --
Held a short funeral service for young [Smith] Albertson in camp with
his Co. before sendg. remains to be embalmed.

Ephriam C. Cummings was Chaplain of the 15th Vermont.

Tues [Nov] 11 [1862]

Just as I sat down to my coffee bread & milk
word came that the sick man at Co. B. Support
wished me at once -- I ordered horse & started at
full gallop Ambulance just arrived preceded
me -- found him very bad face covered with
dark spots & in great pain We got him into
ambulance. Sent him & Dr. to Camp while I
rode along whole line left of main road & visited
every Support -- lovely day -- About 10- 15th Conn
began to relieve us -- we reached camp after dis-
charging pieces -- about 3 I learned poor Albertson --
had died about 1 1/2 P.M. -- delirious most of time
probably cholera morbus & measles. Very much
shocked. Visited sick -- found Mrs. Ayres had
come -- made arrangements for embalming
body of Albertson & sending him home --
prayer in tents of Co. wrote his parents --

Private Smith Albertson Co. B., 25th New Jersey
Enoch J. Ayres was Lt. Col. of the 25th New Jersey
The 25th New Jersey had three medical officers. James Riley was Surgeon and Robert M. Bateman and Seffrine Daily were Asst. Surgeons.

Mon [November] 10 [1862]

Mild lovely day. rode out with Dr. R. to two of the reserves
& alone to others -- Good many persons stopd. & brot. to hd. Ars.
strgglers -- Officers, soldiers -- contrabands, &c
Mr. Cloud of Cloud's Mills rode up spoke of his losses --- by federal
troops tho. a loyal man. showed protection of Genls. of Union
lost 17000$ -- by destruction of property & now sd. he yr.
troops are quartered in my woods & burning up that --
the last means of support I have -- We promised
to sign a paper to indemnify him -- Two carpenters
fr. our Reg. engaged in fitting up Mr. F's. barn --
Just after sundown Col. Jenkins - & I rode to right
Support my horse stepd. into a pot hole when in full
gallop & fell heavily catching my leg -- got clear -- found
my leg bruised & painful for a time -- but a merciful
escape -- mounted rode on -- found a Co. B. man
quite unwell -- with chill & fever had been eating " a
[?] of apples grapes & persimmons" -- Went into
his evergreen hut talked - & prayed with him. he thanked
me heartily -- we promised to send for Ambulance
& take him into Camp in morng -- rode along line
of pickets to main road after dark -- & then to Fitzhugh
wrote Mr H -- Hear McClellan is removed &
Burnside commands -- I have always been a
McClellan man -- His delay since Antietam I
don't understand -- May God direct all

Sun. [November] 9 [1862]

Marched with whole regt. on picket -- out a little river pike
road to Centreville about 3 miles -- there posted 4 supports
a mile or two beyond & threw out pickets a mile in advance
of that on a
servcircular abt. 5 miles long -- raw windey day
Cleared up warmer -- posted pickets with Cols. D[errom] & W[right] over hill & dale
meadow, moorland -- orchard. thro. marsh & forest --
At one place my horse got mired deeply fell over on
to me -- no harm done -- picked persimmons -- ripe &
good -- After dinner, I rode to three supports &
also at Grand reserve at Fitzhughs & held religious
service at each -- The men had made picturesque
hut of evergreen & lighted good fires pretty sight
We staid at F -- a loyal Virginia Bachelor.
Seeing in morng a deserted & elegant county seat rode up saw
a man cutting wood -- He told us it was C[?] Lorrents house --
my Classmates old home -- now he & his father are rebels.
Had family prayer in eveg.