Feb 1 - Weather rather mild. Read and did errands as usual. Object to giving tea and coffee to Lucius. Eve with wife at Mrs. Ely's*. Asked her for a few books for our regiment. Reckoning for past year $75 not accounted for. Spent $900.00.
Feb 2 - Fair a.m. but [?] in eve. Have my mind made up to re-enter the rough scenes of camp life when the time comes. P.m. had teeth filled. Eve reviewed communicant list with Mr. Starr. Deducting the absent etc. reduced the number to 66.
Feb 3 - A light snow and wintry. P.m. talked with Mr. Wallington about his nephew John Gardner 7th OVI who after passing unharmed through several battles received his death wound at Ringgold* in November. He was converted.
Feb 4 - Self and wife had our teeth refilled. Eve at Pres[byterian] prayer meeting. Felt as an outsider when Mr. Wilbur mentioned two members going away from our number.
Feb 5 - At home. Dewitt's suit vs. estate of S[ebra] Howard [Ella's father] began in court. Mr. Keith testified that he had heard Mr. Howard assume the guaranty of the bonds which Dewitt had made. I think a mistake. Eve took Aunt and wife to court.
Feb 6 - Judge's charge seemed favorable to us but they brought in a verdict for plaintiff. Enjoy visiting the humble members of my former flock. Grieved to see my wife fasting.
Feb 7 - Preached and held communion at our church a.m. Eve got on well at Baptist Church. Mr. C and W O Howard went with me. Too much irritated in morning about wife fasting.
* The Ely family founded the settlement of Elyria in 1817. This Mrs. Ely was the wife of one of the Ely sons since the wife of the founder, Heman Ely, had died before 1864.
* Read about the battle and see some pictures here http://www.civilwaralbum.com/atlanta/ringgold1.htm
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