Experience of a Confederate Chaplain—Rev. A. D. Betts, 30th N. C. Regiment
    

January 10 to 31, 1864

Sunday, Jan. 10—Cold. Prayer meetings in Company quarters.

Jan 11—Get a few poles for my chapel.

Jan 12—Meet Chaplains at Pisgah. Get poles all cut for chapel.

Jan. 13—Haul poles and begin my chapel.

Jan. 14—Still at work on chapel. Chaplains of this division met in my tent yesterday.

Jan. 16—Get roof and chimneys finished. Having labored with my detail and conducted prayer meeting every night, I feel very much wearied.

Jan. 17—Preach in chapel a. m. Bible class in p. m. Prayer meeting in Co. I at night.

Jan. 20—Rev. Henry Hardie calls and prays with me. Bible class at night.

Jan. 21—Ride by Kirkland’s Brigade and see Bros. Webb, Lacy and Smith. Chapel up. Meet Bros. Hines and Paris on their way to North Carolina with Hoke’s Brigade. Go late to Lane’s Brigade, looking for Bro. Westbrook. Night with Bro. Kennedy.

Jan. 22—Return to Regiment and find Col. Parker arrived yesterday.

Jan. 23—Ride with Bro. N. B. Cobb to see Johnston’s Brigade and also see Bro. Gwaltney in First North Carolina Regiment. Bro. Robbins, (J. H.) 12th Regiment, arrives and preaches for me.

Jan. 24—Bro. Harding preaches for me in a.m. Bible class in p. m. Bro. Gwaltney preaches for me at night Bro. Robbins spends night with me.

Jan. 25—In camp. Prayer meeting in Co. A. at night.

Jan. 26—Meet Chaplains at Bro. Booker’s chapel in Jones’ Brigade. Bro. Cobb preaches. About fifteen Chaplains present. Near twenty chapels being built in this army. Bro. Robbins moves to his Regiment.

Jan. 27—Exceedingly warm.

Jan. 28—Bros. Anderson, Robbins and I visit the provost guard and prisoners in Rodes’ Division. One prisoner is to be shot.

Jan. 29—Bro. Robbins and I walk to Bro. Gwaltney’s Regiment. I preach.

Jan. 30—Right unwell. Bro. Robbins spends night with me. Regiment goes on picket.

Sunday, Jan. 31—Bro. Evans and I visit and preach to provost guard and prisoners. New prison. Visit prisoners also.

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