Sat [March] 21 [1863]

Still Stormy. Jacob quite ill. Visitd. hospt. rumor Paymaster
of Div. has come -- Went to almost every tent
to see how men were doing [part of page missing] weather--

Fri [March] 20 [1863]

Snowing still -- rumor last night that the 9th A.C. are ordered to Tenn.
2 Divs. already shipd. to Balto. Wrote letter &c visit hosp

Thurs [March] 19 [1863]

Wrote Mr H & Alice W. no meetg in Eveg. heavy Snow Storm

Wed [March] 18 [1863]

Mild. visited several in tents talked & prayed with them.
one of our men died very suddenly this P.M. was on guard last night.
Visited Union town & Suffolk with Chester for pict &c.
Union town is a well laid out place -- of small huts for contrabands
crowded - with them - fr. Carolina & elsewhere - horse got mired & I
dismounted, pretty muddy -- good meetg, Had a sweet time in
py. with young Jos. Brewton who hopes he has given his heart to Christ

Joseph Brewton, Private in Co. F, 25th New Jersey

Tues [March] 17 [1863

Cold last night -- I have influenza -- Donald Alexander began
to take my likeness -- in oils -- sat twice. Meantime moved our camp
to a very pleasant spot -- grassy plain studded with young pines --
a large creek skirts the Eastern bank -- called at Mounted rifles to
see Col now Gen. Dodge -- he is away -- (only 21 yrs. old) Lt. Col
Onderdonk, Major
Patton & Mr Bartlett Chapl --recd me courteously -- Got up my wall tent.
Very hot in middle day -- Men in good spts -- we are to garrison a support
Fort Jerico -- near by -- St. Patricks day -- Exchan[g]es begin are keeping it
up, apparently -- Sd has been a fight in front - & 40 of ours killed, w & m,
py. meetg in Eveg -- small--

Col. Benjamin F. Onderdonk of the 1st New York Mounted Rifles (also known as the 7th New York Cavalry)

Mon [March] 16 [1863]

--drizzling -- Good letter fr WH -- We are in a swampy
plain -- near Suffolk -- It is quite a large village, four Chs.
only are open when I was there yesterday, py. meetg in Eveg.

Sun [Mar] 15 [1863]

Vis. hos. Attended Meth. Ch in town -- house crowded with
Union troops -- an old man evidently Pastor preached, not a Civilian
present I think -- a good plain gos. Sermon -- no allusion to times
except prayer "for country & our rulers" whoever they were.
Preached to regt. in P.M on Luke 18 Pharisees & Pub-
prayer -- Did pretty well I thot. Good py. meetg in Mess
tent at night -- threatened storm.