28 April 1861

Sunday, 28th A pleasant day: milder than yesterday. We had a sermon to day by Rev (?)  It was a warm and patriotic sermon, and brought many a tear from the hearers. This was the first army sermon that we had heard, and we were told many things that we would have to endure, but it would not be hard, for we would do it for our country. Several patriotic hymns were sang, then we repaired to our camp.