Sat [April] 25 [1863]

Disturbed in night -- by troops passing my tent
for our officers It is a grand high way -- & by calling
roll at 3 A.M. -- Lovely day. Sent a dozen sick to Gen'l
hospl. talked & prayed with men in hos. & also with
some out-of-it -- Labiaux very low.
rode out to new bridge -- helped finish it. Boys in good spirits
Gen Getty & we all rode over it. py meetg in Eveg. --

Fri [April] 24 [1863]

rainy -- In P.M. dept. ordered under arms -- & to be called daily for
roll call at 3 A.M. & remain ^'with' accoutrements ^'on' till 7 A.M.
heavy firing on left --
Young Labiaux very sick, fever & on brain -- poor fellow, hope he
won't die -- A good meetg. tonight. Mowery says "My
Sins are forgiven." I trust so. An engagement
on left front. Tis said 2 batteries & 700 prisoners
have been taken & brot to Suffolk -- A.M, Inglis
saw a long line of them, tongiht while in with
a telegram about poor Labiaux.
hope it wont turn out 2 guns & 70 prisoners

Private Emile Labiaux, Co. H, 25h New Jersey
Quartermaster James Inglis, Jr.

Thurs [April] 23 [1863]

rain in night -- firing yesterday Eveg -- 22nd Conn & 9th
Vt. & 19 Wis. are now added to our brigade I believe --
py. meetg in eveg. Also Ch. com. examined two for Ch. membership --
Young Mowery [?] came to my tent greatly distressed with Sins -- Counseled
& prayed with him.

Private John Mowery, Co. K, 25th New Jersey

Wed [April] 22 [1863]

Many Visitors in & out of Regt. rode to extreme right called
on Col. Burnham 22 Conn. married Mary Archer -- vis. several
batteries saw place where we captured rebel battery. Vis. hosp.
repitched prayer tent & made new seats. large meetg in eveg.
Riding along lines met a negro large bent & old -- sd. was "crippled
& de-misery settled in his legs -- prayed sometimes, went to ch -- not
Year before last nor year before dat -- Prayed for ____ most forgit what -
Well. was last summer prayed Lord to con - ver -ver - vert my soul
(he stammered) Has he -- Yah Yah --spec. not. war knocked it all out
my head -- most --"

Colonel George S. Burnham of the 22nd Connecticut

Tues [April] 21 [1863]

Cool & misty. sat for picture vis. hos -- wrote &c
Tis said we have withdrawn our forces bringing the
captured battery from other side of river.
Cool & clear eveg -- letter fr. Mr. H -- all safe -- also
of Helen's wedding -- Heard salute, Said Gen Halleck --
Comd. in chief W. La [?] -- has arrived -- also rumored
we are to attack on other front tomorrow with
15000 men & 4 days rations -- rebel also says Longstreet
has cut us off, fr. Norfolk, & captured us, but
as boys say "we dont see it." Held a crowded
& unusually interstg meetg. tonight.
Heavy guns at intervals -- today Sat for picture. Mr.
Alexander finished it today, began 13 March -- The
background is representative of heights back of Fredericks-
burg -- & the action going on -- The 25th with colors advancing
to deploy before the charge Mr. A (of Co H) fired the last
shot in that battle.


Henry Wager Halleck (1815-1872)
Co. H had a private named Donald Alexander. Does Butler mean that the painter Donald Alexander and the private Donald Alexander are the same man?

Mon [April] 20 [1863]

Sat for picture & wrote. Sd. 5000 of our
men are over river strengthing position --
rode out to batteries all along on left. a crowded
pry. meetg -- a young man ^'who' rose among those who asked for
prayers -- told me after meetg. he had lived in sin long
eno, had promised his mother to meet her ^'now' in
heaven, to meet her there, meant to do it.
about 15 men returned fr. hospt. to reft. among
tje, Cummings who left it Oct 28 -- I trust he
is converted