Maryland Heights , June 20th, 1863. My dear Mother: I left Baltimore this morning in company with Mr. Starkweather (who will bring y...

Norwich, Conn. November 17th, 1862. My own dear Son: I think I will commence the week by writing a letter to you who in these times...

Address: Capt. W. T. Lusk, A. A. A. Gen. 1st. Brig. 1st. Div. 9th. A. C. Washington, D. C. (To be forwarded) Sept. 18th, 1862. ...

Norwich, Conn. September 9th, 1862. My own dear Son: I am half sick, very sad, grieved, and troubled on your account, yet very than...

Aug. 26th, 1862. My dear Mother: I have an opportunity to smuggle a letter through the lines letting you know that I am well, and, in...

Norwich , Aug. 23d, 1862. My own dear Son: Startling and conflicting rumors from the army in Virginia render us very uneasy to-day. I...

Norwich , August 16th, 1862. My own dear Son: After having received intimations from various sources of the almost certainty of your ...

Headquarters Stevens' Div. 9th Army Corps, Newport News, Aug. 2d, 1862. My dear Mother: As General Burnside's Corps is be...

I served with the 3d Corps, Army of the Potomac, in the campaign in western Maryland, following the battle of Gettysburg, up to July 20th, ...

Arrived home last night at 9 o'clock. Great was the welcome home. Crowds were in waiting to receive us. Hearts full of thanksgiving tha...

A great parade and reception to our regiment. The welcome home was a grand time. During the march, on the parade, many people were in tears...

Returned to Hartford to receive our final discharge. Waiting. Reported we must pass one more night in camp. We won't mind a little thin...

Up early this morning. Waiting for our turn to come for our pay and discharge. The Eighteenth Regiment, Connecticut Volunteers, disb...

After an all-night's ride we arrived in Philadelphia early this morning. Left the cars, taking up the line of march, on through the cit...

Very early this fine June morning our fife and drum corps went to the uppermost deck and beat the reveille, and played at all the river lan...

Taps sounded later than usual last night. When the lights were put out we could not sleep for joy, as we were all so happy over the prospec...

Harper's Ferry. A fine morning. Early on board train, waiting for it to move. At 8 A. M. the train began to move slowly along the banks...

Our Colonel, Henry Peale, in command of this post. Headquarters in town. Our regiment ordered into town for a dress parade at 5 P. M., at t...

Yesterday afternoon our regiment formed at camp, marched into town. Line was formed fronting headquarters, for dress parade and review by o...

Orders received to prepare for muster-out. Details have been made from each company to help make out the muster-out papers. The companies t...