[The Ladies] have been mainly devoted to the work of providing for the soldiers in the field

The services have been generally well attended by our own congregation and those who have sought refuge with us from the enemy on our coast. May God in good time hear our prayers for peace and deliverance from our enemies! The Ladies still continue their exertions among the poor, though they have during this year been mainly devoted to the work of providing for the soldiers in the field.

(Source: The Rev. Joseph C. Huske, Parochial Report, St. John’s Church, Fayetteville, 1862 Journal of Convention, p. 46)