February 5. Lieut. [James B.] O'Neil informed me today that during the eight years of his military life in Texas, Utah and in the presen...

February 6, 1863. We are just now through with the hardest and coldest north east storm that we have had since I came to the Department of...

February 7, 1863. . . . Emerson and Thoreau are oftener in my mind, in connection with this camp life and these people, than any other wri...

CAMP SAXTON, BEAUFORT, February 8, 1863. I feel that it was a little cowardly in me to run away from camp yesterday, but I knew that three...

 ST. HELENA ISLAND, February 9, 1863. Yesterday afternoon I put my new saddle and bridle on the long-legged horse, claimed by the Colonel ...

February 10. No day so thoroughly spring-like as this, yet I feel we are to miss the unlocking delight we realize in the New England trans...

February 11. . . . It is to be remembered that the officers of a regiment in which the privates do not read and write, have much to do tha...

February 12, Evening. Tonight the tree toads sing in the adjoining grove and sounds of life are everywhere. The day has been like one in m...

February 13, 1863. Tonight I have been talking with Cato Waring, one of my old nurses in the hospital. The attempt to give a report of his...

February 16, 1863. Our Colonel [General] has been down to Hilton Head today and reported Brig. Gen. Stephenson under arrest and to be sent t...

January 27, 1863. I appropriated the mess-room for operations and the officer's berths to receive the wounded. Fortunately we had though...

STEAMER Ben Deford, FERNANDINA, FLA., January 28, 1863.   While superintending the transfer of the wounded from the John Adams last night, I...

January 29, noon. I have just received a note from the Colonel, who is ashore, that sets our line officers to making ready in haste for anot...

STEAMBOAT John Adams,  January 29, 1863. Again we are on our way into the heart of secesh. If we do not get blown to pieces before morning w...

ALBERTI's Mills, 40 miles from FERNANDINA. January 30, 1863.  This river is rebellious to the last degree. It is very crooked and slug...

January 31, evening. While I keenly enjoy these moonlight excursions I find that like rising at three o'clock in the morning to go for p...

Sunday, February 1, 1863. This morning the Planter , with Capt. [Charles T.] Trowbridge's and Capt. Rogers' companies, met us in St....

CAMP SAXTON, BEAUFORT, S. C., February 3, 1863. At break of day we were at Beaufort and my sick and wounded were being carefully conveyed to...

January 20, 1863. Gen. Hunter is in earnest about arming the blacks, so we may confidently expect the well-done to increase. The little oppo...

January 21, Evening. Great days seem natural to us now. General Hunter has reviewed our regiment with Gen. Saxton, and the Colonel's lon...