Feb. 2, 1864—Meet Chaplains. Prayer meeting at Bro. Booker’s chapel. Write to Henry and his mother. Eight years old today!
Feb. 4—Walk to Battle’s Brigade and see Bros. Currin and Rutledge, Chaplains. Walk to saw mill and thence to 12th North Carolina. Bro. Evans spends night with me.
Feb. 5—Preach in Bro. Booker’s chapel in a. m. Bro. Robbins in Bro. Butler’s at night. Bro. Robbins spends night with me.
Feb. 6, 1864—Revs. F. H. Wood and J. H. Colton arrive. I get a ream of heavy paper. The manufacturers in Wake County sent it to me, at my request, to be given to the men of my Regiment for writing paper. Sheets were very large. Yankees cross Rapidan and our men repel them.
Sunday, Feb. 7—As my Regiment did not return from picket, I go to see provost guard and prisoners and worship with them. One is to be shot.
Feb. 9—Meet Chaplains in Presbyterian Church at Orange Court House. Dr. Witherspoon preaches. Gen. Lee is there. Bro. Harding preaches for me at night.
Feb. 10—I divided a large lot of paper with my men. Bro. Evans, 4th Ga., preaches for me at night.
Feb. 11—Bro. Gwaltney preaches at night.
Feb. 12—Bro. Jones, 25th Va., preaches.
Feb. 13—Bro. Nelson, 44th Va., preaches. Dr. Grissom is in camp.
Feb. 14—Preach to my Regiment.
Feb. 16—Snow on the ground. Bro. Lee, 5th Va., comes to see me and prays with me.
Feb. 17—Bitter cold.
Feb. 18—Still bitter cold.
Feb. 19—At night. Bros. Anderson, Evans, and Power join me and my Regiment in the Lord’s Supper.
Feb. 20—Regiment goes on picket.
Feb. 21—Preach to 2nd Regiment in a. m., and to 4th at night. Dr. Lloyd spends night with me.
Feb. 22—Start to North Carolina.
Feb. 23—Meet Dr. Craven in Raleigh.
Feb. 24—Get home to breakfast. A. H. Merritt calls and shows us kindness.
Feb. 25—Ride with family to Merritt’s Chapel. Meet Rev. J. B. Martin. Preach for him. Pay two hundred and fifty dollars ($250) for a cow.
Feb. 26-7—At home.
Feb. 28—Hear Rev. R. A. Willis preach twice in M. E. Church.
Feb. 29—Build pen for cow and calf. Bro. Willis sups with us. God keep my family, now and forever.