Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Monday [September] 22 [1862]

Spent morng & dined at Mr. Hs. Conducted
union prayer meetg at my ch in P.M. & delivered an
address -- hastily prepared at same place in Eveg
before Aux Orphan Soc -- Weather fine grapes &
peaches plenty -- fruit abundant & [?] good.

Monday, September 21, 2009

Sunday [September] 21 [1862]

Preached twice, baptized a child -- & administ-
ered Comn - Long talk with Lewis at Mr Hs in
Eveg -- Capt Irish -- who left here but a few weeks
ago with his Co. fell in the Wed. Battle.

Possibly Hugh C. Irish of the 13th New Jersey which was mustered into service August 22, 1862, left for the front on August 31, and participated in the fight at Antietam on September 17. The New Jersey memorial on the Antietam battlefield is topped by a figure depicting Captain Irish.

Friday, September 18, 2009

Sat [September] 20 [1862

Finished it. & calls -- McClellan has had
another series of great battles at Sharpsburg --
defeating rebels with great slaughter & driving
them out of Maryland -- but we lost Harpers
Ferry for a time. Penn & Maryland are safe
but we have not captured the whole rebel army
as was hoped --

Fri [September] 19 [1862]

Began Ser. on Provs 11:30

Thurs [September] 18 [1862]

Went to Mrs. Perrys to board -- cleared off
pleasant --

Thursday, September 17, 2009

Wed [September] 17 [1862]

Mr H arrives [-] Phila -- thought up a
lecture preparatory deld [delivered?] it few present. called
at Mrs. Perrys. She has moved to W[es]t. Broadway
Sarah is sick --

Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Tues [September] 16 [1862]

Talked on Sud. with Tim. visited Northrop
at Palladin's office -- called on Faculty of Alumni
Hall -- & took 2:05 train for N.Y, Met Saml Holmes
in cars -- called at Henrys -- all at Paterson except
Ella & J [?] -- took 7. train for P -- staid at Lillys

possibly Cyrus Northrop (1834-1922), a Yale alumnus. In 1862 he was clerk of the Connecticut Senate and in 1863 joined the faculty of his alma mater.