Diary of 2nd Lieutenant Benjamin F. Pearson, Sunday, August 17, 1862

8 Oc my 4 children & I started in wagon to a basket meeting in Clemenger grove. 9 Oc Geo Clark Pr'd text Titus 2 ch 11 & 12 vs 11 Oc Oliver Williams P text Isaiah 11th ch 9th v. 3 Oc M. H. Hare P Elder P text 2nd Corinthians 4th ch 17th & 18th verses We then had the sacrement & Dismissed candle light Oliver Williams P in our church Centerville text Hebrews 6th ch 1st clause of 1st verse night Sister Temperance Ann Fisk & my Brothers son Augustus & his daughter Mariah Jane came to visit us before I leave for the army

SOURCE: Edgar R. Harlan, Currator, Annals of Iowa, 3rd Series, Vol. 15, No. 2, October 1925, p. 87

Diary of 2nd Lieutenant Benjamin F. Pearson, August 18, 1862

I have put in the day arranging to go with our Company to Rendevouze

SOURCE: Edgar R. Harlan, Currator, Annals of Iowa, 3rd Series, Vol. 15, No. 2, October 1925, p. 87

Diary of 2nd Lieutenant Benjamin F. Pearson, August 19, 1862

Forenoon I was packing up as we expected to start at 2 Oc but we recd orders to go into quarters here til further orders Some were glad others provoked & all disapointed there was a big crowd in town to see us start

SOURCE: Edgar R. Harlan, Currator, Annals of Iowa, 3rd Series, Vol. 15, No. 2, October 1925, p. 87

Diary of 2nd Lieutenant Benjamin F. Pearson, August 20, 1862

we drilled some the Capt & 1st Lieut absent the 1st Lieutenant has been sick for several days.

SOURCE: Edgar R. Harlan, Currator, Annals of Iowa, 3rd Series, Vol. 15, No. 2, October 1925, p. 87

Diary of 2nd Lieutenant Benjamin F. Pearson, August 21, 1862

Mr Fee our Orderly drilled us today. Oliver Williams a Traveling preacher & Miss Ella Filkin was Married by C Morey

SOURCE: Edgar R. Harlan, Currator, Annals of Iowa, 3rd Series, Vol. 15, No. 2, October 1925, p. 87

Diary of 2nd Lieutenant Benjamin F. Pearson, August 22, 1862

Capt Campbell got home afternoon I have been assisting in drilling most of the day 4 Oc Mr T M Fee¹ our Orderly & I went in buggy to Moravia to a war meeting to assist Dr Sawrers in getting up a company Rev Kain made a whining speech and was invited to quitt and give place for others. I was called out & was cheered every fiew minutes by deafning shouts, there was 26 volunteered & sworn in & we returned home before morning

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¹ T. M. Fee of Centerville served as captain of Co. G. Thirty-sixth Iowa Inf.. and from 1895 to 1901 was a judge of the District Court of the Second Judicial District of Iowa,

SOURCE: Edgar R. Harlan, Currator, Annals of Iowa, 3rd Series, Vol. 15, No. 2, October 1925, p. 87

Diary of 2nd Lieutenant Benjamin F. Pearson, August 23, 1862

I am drousey but on drill part of the day Afternoon attend an official meeting in the M E Church to close up the business of the Conference year

SOURCE: Edgar R. Harlan, Currator, Annals of Iowa, 3rd Series, Vol. 15, No. 2, October 1925, p. 87

Diary of 2nd Lieutenant Benjamin F. Pearson, Sunday, August 24, 1862

11 Oc & night Brother Oliver Williams one of our traveling preachers who has now volunteered preached for us text Revelation 22nd ch & 11th & 12th verses. evening Matthew 22nd ch & 21st v after the eleven Oc sermon I attended & led Class we had a good time. Afternoon Dr McCoy brutally beat his wife it is thought by the doctor she is fatally ingured

SOURCE: Edgar R. Harlan, Currator, Annals of Iowa, 3rd Series, Vol. 15, No. 2, October 1925, p. 87

Diary of 2nd Lieutenant Benjamin F. Pearson, August 25, 1862

We drilled & elected 5 delegates from our Co to attend in this town on the 28th in Convention with the 3 other Co delegates from this Co in relation to partitioning the Governor to let us select our field officers from our ranks for our Reg. we had 30 soldiers with us for dinner. T Fee Spooner Murdock & I were chosen as the delegates

SOURCE: Edgar R. Harlan, Currator, Annals of Iowa, 3rd Series, Vol. 15, No. 2, October 1925, p. 87

Diary of 2nd Lieutenant Benjamin F. Pearson, August 26, 1862

We are attending to our drill afternoon I was sick at my stomach evening attended the Literary Society I was elected President protem after which Mr Talbot was elected president for the remainder of the unexpired term.

SOURCE: Edgar R. Harlan, Currator, Annals of Iowa, 3rd Series, Vol. 15, No. 2, October 1925, p. 87-8

Diary of 2nd Lieutenant Benjamin F. Pearson, August 27, 1862

We had 30 soldiers with us for dinner

SOURCE: Edgar R. Harlan, Currator, Annals of Iowa, 3rd Series, Vol. 15, No. 2, October 1925, p. 88

Diary of 2nd Lieutenant Benjamin F. Pearson, August 28, 1862

Afternoon we met in convention the committy from the Belair Co & ours & selected men from the ranks of the various Companies to recommend to the Governor as our field officers Chaplain &c & without my consent they recommended me for Qr Master

SOURCE: Edgar R. Harlan, Currator, Annals of Iowa, 3rd Series, Vol. 15, No. 2, October 1925, p. 88

Diary of 2nd Lieutenant Benjamin F. Pearson, August 29, 1862

We drilled some & took a descriptive list of the boys presant. evening attended a lecture by Proffessor Moffet on wreghtery [rhetoric] I was called out & made a fiew remarks

SOURCE: Edgar R. Harlan, Currator, Annals of Iowa, 3rd Series, Vol. 15, No. 2, October 1925, p. 88

Diary of 2nd Lieutenant Benjamin F. Pearson, August 30, 1862

The Democrats had a Co Convention & nominated G A Bryant for clerk. I had 150 notices struck to announce a grand ralley here on tuesday next the four Companeys of volunteers now more than full in the Co are all to be here on that day.

SOURCE: Edgar R. Harlan, Currator, Annals of Iowa, 3rd Series, Vol. 15, No. 2, October 1925, p. 88

Diary of 2nd Lieutenant Benjamin F. Pearson, Sunday, August 31, 1862

11 Oc C Morey preached text 2nd Corinthians 13th & 14th v afternoon my Daughter & I was at Brother Luteon Bryants, evening they brought back a man that broke jail here some days ago

SOURCE: Edgar R. Harlan, Currator, Annals of Iowa, 3rd Series, Vol. 15, No. 2, October 1925, p. 88

Diary of Benjamin F. Pearson, August 1, 1862

9 Oc left in Mr Wentworths wagon to our meeting at Bellair Judge Harris Mr Udell, J Miller & I spoke evening we returned home & a while after dark my children got home from their visit to Keosauqua they have been gone near three weeks

SOURCE: Edgar R. Harlan, Currator, Annals of Iowa, 3rd Series, Vol. 15, No. 2, October 1925, p. 85

Diary of Benjamin F. Pearson, August 2, 1862

8 Oc we left in wagons for our appointment at Cincinnati the brass band went with us Judge Tannehill J Miller, G Udell & I spoke we had a good time evening got home informed twin Daughter of August Richards Died.

SOURCE: Edgar R. Harlan, Currator, Annals of Iowa, 3rd Series, Vol. 15, No. 2, October 1925, p. 85

Diary of Benjamin F. Pearson, Sunday, August 3, 1862

11 Oc Brother Whitman, local preached text Jobe, acquaint now thy Self with him and be at peace Evening attended our missionary meeting.

SOURCE: Edgar R. Harlan, Currator, Annals of Iowa, 3rd Series, Vol. 15, No. 2, October 1925, p. 85-6

Diary of Benjamin F. Pearson, August 4, 1862

8 Oc we started in wagon to our appointment at Hibsville G Udell J Miller L. Spooner & I spoke evening we returned to Centerville

SOURCE: Edgar R. Harlan, Currator, Annals of Iowa, 3rd Series, Vol. 15, No. 2, October 1925, p. 86

Diary of Benjamin F. Pearson, August 5, 1862

8 Oc we left home in B Swearingens wagon for our appointment at Hyatts School house I. Spooner Fee & I spoke Evening we returned home & attended the Literary Society I presided we had a good time

SOURCE: Edgar R. Harlan, Currator, Annals of Iowa, 3rd Series, Vol. 15, No. 2, October 1925, p. 86