Beautiful day. Held Com. baptized one & admitted four
to communion -- large attendance & good time. My classmate
Holden (Sergt. in Co. H. 152 N.Y.) came in at close & spent a few hours
has improved -- Mr. Francis Chap of Monitor Reg. (a Universalist) asked
me to preach at 11 -- I was engaged. at Com -- So asked him to assist
in afternon serv. he made a prayer & read a humn -- preached on
"Go thy way for this time &c: in Acts. held a very large py. meetg in eveg --
Poor Grey very earnest -- seems more at ease in mind --
About dusk Poor Emille Labiaux died -- I was with him &
had just prayed for him and he breathed hi last --
dear boy -- So amiable, noble -- intelligent -- I cant make him
dead" -- wrote to his Father --
Chaplain Eben Francis, 127th New York, a regiment nicknamed the National Volunteers or Monitors
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