Tuesday, April 13, 2010

Sun [April] 12 [1863]

Very warm, thunder & shower at Eveg -- Regt under Arms.
Some in
fort some in rifle pits, some in Camp, some on picket. Vis. hos -- carried
relig. papers to men -- & after dinner called perhaps half regt together &
Mr. Hornblower made address & prayer -- I a few words -- heavy guns
on left. While on fort raparas of fort and came -- Ambulance ready --
Went in with Mr. H., Mrs. D. & Madam M -- to depot. No train til dark
So returned -- held good py. meetg. in Eveg I & Mr H both spoke & prayed.
two rose for prayers. Gen. Getty expected rebels to attack in P.M. but did
not. gun boats threw few shells while we were in town --

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