Thursday [September] 12 [1861]

the morning is beautifull
there was a tremendous rain
last night. I was on duty
and a disagreeable night
it was. The Washington
artilery passed down this
morning, a very fine Co.
Gen. Johnston moved his head
quarters to Farfax court house

Wednesday [September] 11 [1861]

the day was cloudy
nothing of importance
occurred to day. there was
Some firing of cannon
in the direction of Alex.

Tuesday, September 10, 1861

Centerville. the weather
very pleasant. the Com
pany was very much cheered up to day. it
being pay day

Monday [September] 9 [1861]

Centerville. the weather
is pleasant to day. Mr
Bell & Grayson was to
see us yesterday
quite a firing of cannon
yesterday in the direc
tion of Alex

Perhaps the Benjamin F. Grayson who was sheriff of Page County

Sunday [September] 8 [1861]

Centerville, the morning
pleasant; I went to the
hospital to see Charles
Chadduck. & some others
at hospital. they seem
to be improving. Bishop
Johns preached at Gen
Jacksons head quarters
he is a very able man

Sgt. Charles T. Chadduck (born 1835) made lieutenant November 28. Captured May 10, 1864, at Spotsylvania. Exchanged December 13, 1864, from Beaufort. S. C. Spratt. Page County, Virginia men in gray.

The Right Reverend John Johns (1796-1876) was the fourth Episcopal bishop of Virginia and also 15th president of the College of William and Mary. After the war he served as president and professor of pastoral theology at the Virginia Theological Seminary in Alexandria. He regularly visited the camps, tended wounded on the battlefield and preached to Union soldiers in Libby Prison.

Saturday, September 7, 1861

Centerville. the weather
pleasant every thing quiet
to day. we are drilling regularly. which is very
beneficial to us, both in
regard to our health & getting
a knowledge of military tactics

Friday [September] 6 [1861]

Centerville. the weather
quite pleasant there
was nothing of importance
occurred to day