Our Parrot gun was ordered to the south side of the James River about a week since, and we, as yet, have heard nothing from it. The Second C...

We camped within a few miles of Malvern Hill last night, and to-day our forces reoccupied the hill without any opposition, capturing some se...

Returned to our camp to-day; enemy certainly evacuating their position on James River. SOURCE: William S. White,  A Diary of the War; or W...

Five brigades of Longstreet's division leave today for Jackson's command, in the Valley. SOURCE: William S. White,  A Diary of the...

Yesterday afternoon, at 6 o'clock, we received orders to leave Richmond for Petersburg, but owing to some delay, did not leave until aft...

Left Petersburg last evening with a force of some 1,000 or 1,200 men, on a scouting expedition into Prince George county, where the Federals...

Returned to Petersburg on the 18th, after a fruitless expedition. As we ran afoul of the Yankee gun-boats, we had to retire without being ab...

We returned to Richmond yesterday morning, but as I did not care to march twenty-five miles I "ran the blockade" and came over on ...

Broke camp near Richmond and started for "Lee's Army of Northern Virginia." Camped for the night at Brook Church, about four m...

Marched about twenty miles to-day and camped for the night near the Louisa line. SOURCE: William S. White,  A Diary of the War; or What I ...

Very cloudy; marched nearly to Louisa Courthouse; our men are much jaded. SOURCE: William S. White,  A Diary of the War; or What I Saw of ...

To-day we are in sight of the blue hills of Western Virginia. Many years have rolled by since I roamed over those hills and with boyish ardo...

We reached Rapidan Station this evening and expect to remain here several days. This is a beautiful country, and is studded with many splend...

Rained hard all night, but I managed to get under a wagon and it interfered but little with my rest. SOURCE: William S. White,  A Diary of...

We remained in position all night, and a more uncomfortable night I never spent; 'twas almost a matter of impossibility to sleep, but na...

We moved back a mile or so to the rear, and as we considered this a safe place our horses were "unhitched, unharnessed," etc., for...

There was no fighting anywhere near us yesterday, though the occasional boom of a heavy gun reached us, and it is now pretty certain that th...

To-day we have been ordered back to the old camp of the First Virginia Artillery, and a lovely spot it is. In front of us is an open field, ...

One year ago to-day the lamented Dreux fell at the head of his battalion. He was the first officer of high rank that fell on our side. Alas!...

Having a day's leave granted me I saddled my horse and wended my way towards the devastated fields of old Hanover; passed through Mechan...