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, 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 Private Bartlett Yancey Malone, March 23, 1862

the Sabath was a beautyfull spring day and I went to Frederksburg to preaching And the preachers text was in St. John 3 chap and 18 virse

[2nd entry for the 23rd:]

day cool and cloudy

SOURCE: Bartlett Yancey Malone, The Diary of Bartlett Yancey Malone, p. 17

Diary of Benjamin F. Pearson, Sunday, August 10, 1862

11 Oc I attended church Brother Whitman preached text Rev 6th 17th v Delay closed both local preachers I started my report with Mr T M Fee to N B Baker Adj't Gen'l of the State of Iowa

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

Diary of 2nd Lieutenant Benjamin F. Pearson, August 14, 1862

there was a large crowd of people in town our ellection for officers in our company was a spirited time D C Campbell elected Capt without opposition Miller [William M] McCreary was elected 1st Lieut & I second Lieut evening George Clark preached text Titus 2nd 14th

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

Diary of Benjamin F. Pearson, July 26, 1862

We had a meeting at Centerville to raise Volunteers. Several joined Judges Harris & Tannyhill & Joshua Miller I K Morey & I made speaches 2 Oc Our quarterly meeting commenced 4 Oc I was at qr Conference Evening Brother Pendegast Locle preached text 1st Corinthians 13 th & 13 v My license renewed MH Hare, P.E.

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

Diary of Benjamin F. Pearson, Sunday, July 27, 1862

At 9 Oc we had a good Love feast 11 Oc M H Hare P. E. preached text Luke 16th 2nd had a glorious time the Lord was with us in power I took dinner with Br Williams 3 Oc the Sacrement was administered & the Shout of a King in the Camp evening Hare preached text Romans 1st 16th I took tea at Brother Rummels

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