To-day I have been in the Confederate service for one year, and the war seems scarcely begun. Those who entered the army thinking it was not...

What a beautiful day! How prone we are to note only the stormy days, whilst the days of beauty seem to be taken as belonging to us by right,...

We leave Sandy Cross this morning for some point near Elizabeth City—cloudy and damp—we will have a disagreeable time. After remaining in ma...

Left Sandy Cross for Suffolk, and arrived here about sundown. Our forces expect to evacuate Norfolk in a few days, and I presume we will fal...

Our troops are rapidly evacuating Norfolk, and as all of them pass through Suffolk, we are, as a matter of course, in a high state of excite...

Our horses have been harnessed for twenty-four hours, and we are impatiently awaiting orders to leave Suffolk. The troops from Norfolk have ...

Armistead's Brigade, including the "left section" of my company, with the Louisiana Guard Artillery, drew up in line of battle...

Left Suffolk this morning en route for Petersburg—passed through Nansemond county and camped in Isle of Wight—roads very dusty, and weather ...

Passed through Southampton and camped near the Sussex line—nice bacon, and plenty of it at twenty cents per pound—Confederate money. We are ...

Reached Petersburg yesterday. The people of Southampton and Sussex showed us every attention in their power—may they be rewarded for their m...

We arrived in Richmond day before yesterday and were welcomed by some of our friends in a manner most delightful to us. We reached the city ...

Yesterday we received orders to move this morning at daylight. We will join the right section of our battery, from which we have been separa...

Camped on the sobby ground, and were awakened this morning to find sleet, ice and snow for our pleasant companions. Last night was one of th...

Contrary to my expectations, we embarked at midnight on the steamer "William Allison," taking our guns and men, sending our horses...

Left Petersburg this morning for Suffolk. Was quite ill on the train, and when I reached Suffolk, had to take my bed. Heard to-day of the ac...

After breakfast I walked through the village of Suffolk; 'tis a pretty little place of some 2,000 inhabitants, and is the county seat of...

Have been confined to my bed for two days with chills and fever. The Suffolk people are very kind to our sick. SOURCE: William S. White,  ...

Our forces at this place amount to 7,000 effective men, with ten pieces of light artillery. We are in reinforcing distance of Norfolk, where...

All quiet along our lines, and we have come to the conclusion that the Yankees have postponed their attack upon this place. SOURCE: Willia...

Left Suffolk to-day, on recruiting service, for Richmond; will be absent about two weeks. SOURCE: William S. White,  A Diary of the War; o...