This has been a day of thrilling interest to the soldiers here in Helena Arkansas, & I think to all the soldiers of the union this the birthday of Washington, How can traitors hold up their gilty heads this day. At 2 Oc a large asemblage of soldiers met in fort Curtis to have a patriotic religious time. Mrs Genl Fisk the only female that grased the meeting, took part in the singing. A J Kynett of Iowa opened the exersizes with an able prayer, M. H Hare read the 24th Psalm Genl Fisk then read som extracts from Washingtons Farewell address & his speeches & made some warm & apropriate remarks, then the Post Chaplain ——— Freeman gave us a warm exortation Genl Fisk then introduced Genl Prentiss to the audience & he gave us a spirited Patriotic speech & was often interupted by the roar of clapping hands, he promised to soon lead us to victory when a shout rent the air, next Col Bussey of the 3rd Iowa Cavelry made a telling speech & in keeping with those that proceded gave the northern toreys or copperheads some scatheing rebukes. the exersizes were closed with the Benediction by A J Kynett Secretary of the sanatary committy of Iowa ½ past 4 Oc we ware paid by Guverment pay masters for 27 days Oct 4th to 31st evening we had a patriotic love feast M H Hare opened Genl Fisk was with us & we had a good time of it.
SOURCE: Edgar R. Harlan, Currator, Annals of Iowa, 3rd Series, Vol. 15, No. 2, October 1925, p. 111
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