March 1 - A lovely Sabbath. Bible class at 9. Had service on Parade ground for the 8 companies. Got on very well. Satisfactorily to myself. Made practical remarks on some camp [?]. Distributed over 100 tracts. Service for soldiers at church p.m. and prayer meeting in evening. Col. John McDonell was here.
March 2 - Cloudy. Visited Col. John. Contrabands. Eve. Mr. Gregg post master gave a short temperance lecture. Interesting.
March 3 - Temperance lectures continued. Rather cool and cloudy. No late letters from Columbus. Eve. another temperance lecture. P.m. at hospital in town. At an officers at supper in eve. All passed off well.
March 4 - Clear but raw, mud. The regiment was paid off. A.m. I expected to go to Memphis but my permit did not come. Disappointed. Indigestion made me depressed all the p.m.
March 5 - Much windy but dry. Called at tents as usual. For 2 days have hoped to go to Memphis on an order for regimental library and to see Com[ander] but have not heard from applications for permission. Letters from Henry* and Ella interesting. Eve, pretty good prayer meeting.
* Henry Treat Chittenden, Richard's younger brother, born 18 Dec 1834.
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