July 24—Leave Richmond at 4 a. m. and reach Wilmington at 8 p. m. Spend night at Mrs. McCaleb’s Hotel.
July 25—Steamer North Carolina takes us to White Hall.
Sunday, 27—Visit Sunday School at Bladen Springs. Capt. John Barr Andrews died at Richmond, Virginia, July 23, 1862. He was the first person to whom I spoke after I found peace with God, Oct. 15, 1853, at University of North Carolina.
July 28—Spend day with Bro. W. A. Savage. Meet Rev. D. C. Johnson, his pastor.
July 29—Ride to Elizabethtown. Wife spends day with old Mrs. McKay on her farm. Spend the night with Mr. Russ.
July 31, 1862—Wife and children ride with me to Wh te Hall. Part with loved ones, to meet—?