Sat [April] 18 [1863]

Fine day. Regt. not relieved, wrote letters -- no prayer meetg. last
night -- quite warm, rode out to Ft. Conn. shot rifle fr. pits to
a tree on opposite shore -- called on Chapl. Francis of Monitors
regt. & Mr Knapp of 19 Wisconsin. vis. hos -- sat for pic-
wrote home. good py. meetg in Eveg. Reid (armorie)
sd, he 11 mos, ago sought Sav. no relief -- remembered
his bad conduct to his mother when in passion --
went to her knelt beged pardon -- She pressed her lips
to his forehead -- & forgave him -- His doubts of Christ
willingness to forgive when were removed. He sought
& found pardon fr. Jesus --.

Chaplain William Knapp, 19th Wisconsin Infantry
Chaplain Eben Francis, 127th New York, a regiment nicknamed the National Volunteers or Monitors