July 18—Ride by Mr. Silver’s at White Hall. Night in camp. Peter P. Scales, my class-mate at University, dies.
Sunday, July 19—Bros. Stradley, Power and F. H. Wood, preach to our Brigade. I have prayers with my Regiment and with Dr. Sprunt, Chaplain of 20th Regiment sick.
July 22—Carry many papers to Regiment.
July 25—Heavy rain. Night in Mr. R’s barn.
Sunday, July 26—Preach to my Regiment in a. m. Bro. Wood at church in p. m. Bro. Harding in church. I pray with Gen. Ewell in a. m.
July 27—Division moves early. Cross mountain at Thornton’s Gap. cool springs all the way up the mountain. Four miles up and four miles down.
July 28—Rain in p. m. Camp in twelve miles of Madison Court House.
July 30 – Conscripts, thirty-five or forty arrive for our Regiment. Prayer meeting at night.
July 31 – Ride to court house. Much edified by an hour’s chat with sister of Rev. Lemon. Begin sermon in p. m. and we suddenly receive marching orders.