Sun [April] 19 [1863]

Vist. & spoke at hospt. Also walked to Ft. Jericho -- & along
rifle pits to Cos. K & G -- spoke distributing tracts, Spoke at K
read at G -- both ordered in. returned to dinner Sey [?] Fuller dined
with me. Mounted old Speed rode to left gave tracts & spoke
at three points plus batteries) returned to Camp -- preached to those
here -- all voluntary. Crowded py. meetg. in Eveg --
vis. hos. & fort heavy guns almost all day. Met 89th. with
Stretchers going down river.
About midnight Col. came in with 120 privates & 9 officers
of 44th Ala. & Striblings Va. battery. taken with their
battery of 6 guns, by 8th Conn. & 89. NY who crossed
river & surprised them. Our They halted in our camp
to drink -- carried water with them -- talked with poor fellows,
one Capt. Rogers knew Douglas Forrest -- shook hands with
me on strength of mutual acquaintance. Sergt Mason talked
freely, good lookg. well dressed & plenty to eat -- they sd.
I told them ought ^'to' have helped our boys bring guns over.
Sd. bad end. to come themselves. Warm lovely day

If Butler is referring to the 89th New York, which was at Suffolk, the Col. was Harrison Fairchild.