Saturday, August 1—Division moves toward Orange Court House. I go with Bro. Stradley into Gordonville with sick. Moon-light night on the road. Pray with Dr. Adams and his drivers. Get to Regiment one mile beyond Orange Court House before sunrise.
August 2—Bro. Power preaches in a. m. and I in p. m.
August 4—Moved camp.
August 6—Preach in a. m. Prayer meeting at night.
August 8—Bro. Lacy preaches in Iverson’s old Brigade. Prayer meeting in my Regiment at night.
Sunday, August 9—Bro. Power preaches in a. m. and I preach in p. m., and meet my church members.
August 10—Sore throat and chest.
August 11—Meet Chaplains.
August 12—Go to Richmond.
August 13—Very busy. Buy good many things for Regiment. Write to Mary.
August 14—Return to Regiment. Carry fifty Testaments and Psalms, thirteen Bibles, one hundred hymns, &c., to my Regiment and much to others.
August 16—Bro. Power preaches in a. m., and I in p. m.
August 17—In camp. Busy every day. Prayer meeting almost every night.
August 18—Meet Chaplains. Rev. Dr. Broadus preaches. Pleasant meeting. Marry C. L. Pettit to A. H. Layton at Henry Atkins’.
August 19—Preach in Dole’s Brigade.
August 20—Write to Advocate.
August 21—Fast day. Prayer meeting at sunrise. Preach at 7. Hear Bro. Lacy at Gen. Ewell’s at 11. Preach to 2nd Regiment at 4 p. m. Assist in communion in the 14th at night. I baptize two men. Perhaps one hundred and fifty take Lord’s Supper.
August 22—Dine at Bro. Newman’s. He and his old Christian wife came to preaching in camp. Her voice, with a thousand male voices, reminded us of the voices of mothers, wives, sisters, and daughters we once heard and now longed to hear again.
Sunday, 23—I preached at 8:30. Bro. Marshall at 11, at 4 p. m.
August 24—Built arbor for meeting.
August 25—Meet Chaplains at Baptist Church and at court house. Dr. Bocock preaches excellent sermon. Rain.
August 26—Bro. Lacy preaches in 14th Regiment on “Prodigal Son.” Rain.
August 27— Ride to 2nd Virginia Regiment with Bros. Hopkins and Anderson on question of correspondence with Chaplains elsewhere.
August 28—Prayer at sunrise. Preach for Bro. Marshall at 8 a. m. Bro. Moore of 12th Alabama Regiment preaches for Bro. Power at 10 a. m.
August 29, 30 and 31. Prayer at sunrise each day and preaching every night. Bro. Howard with me.