Dec 15 - Lovely morning. Rode to fort and bridge with Col Swayne. Finished letter to W[estern] Episcopalian. P.m. reading of a devoted and successful minister stirred me up. Went and prayed, devoted myself amen. New spirituality I feel. Praise to God.
Dec 16 - Mild, but cloudy and showers; very heavy rain at evening. Had a good p[rayer] meeting and a poor boys afterward at school. Called on Col. Noyes. A.m. [?]kend a window at chapel. Four good and affectionate letters from mother. A pretty good day.
Dec 17 - Cold and wintry but stirs the blood. High water carried off half the new R[ail] R[oad] bridge. Read some in L[?]g's Columbus letter from Ella. They had been robbed at night of a watch and some money. She had not been well but is all right again.
Dec 18 - Cold bright day. Wagar inventing hot air engine. Got on well in study. School in eve. Rode over at 3 to Mr. Motman's a citizen near. An excellent family apparently.
Dec 19 - Cold day. Ground frozen. Studied as usual. Eve presided at debating society. Feel at times a great longing to see my dear wife.
Dec 20 - A little more moderate. A.m. preached at chapel then with Brush left for Brown's Mill. Preached there by the saw mill. A number of officers and men present. Courteously received. Eve much interested in memoir of Adjutant Stearns, a Christian officer of 21st Mass[achusetts].
Dec 21 - Talked with a few on religion. Bought poultry etc. Got back to Prospect at 1:00. Wrote Ella. At eve a good society about re-enlistment. This is as good a field for usefulness as I have usually had.
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