Monday, January 4, 2010

Thurs 1st Jany 1863

bright cold, lovely day. Vist. hos -- & tents -- compared
Muster rolls. funny letter fr. Henry, with extracts fr. papers,
Col.[Derrom?]unwell -- Men arrived fr. Fairfax [Serv.?][Sem.?] Still under orders --
but no movement. What will this year bring forth. Oh God
let it bring peace -- liberty & prosperity & Union to this
Country, success to thy cause in the earth & glory to thy
name thro. Jesus our Lord. Adjt. Murphy came.
Compared muster rolls -- met an interestg. case of enquiry.
Wm. Gray, Co. D -- deep & thoro. conviction -- was in action -- will read
in Bible -- cant appropriate X [abbreviation for Jesus?] -- prayed & counseled him.

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