The Third is encamped five miles south of Louisville, on the Seventh-street plank road. As we marched through the city my attention was di...

Sunday has just slipped away. Parson Strong attempted to get an audience; but a corporal's guard, for numbers, were all who desired to b...

Rode to Louisville this afternoon; in the evening attended the theatre, and saw the notorious Adah Isaacs Menken Heenan. The house was packe...

Moved three miles nearer Louisville and encamped in a grove. Have had much difficulty in keeping the men in camp; and this evening, to preve...

In camp near Elizabethtown. The road over which we marched was excellent; but owing to detention at Salt river, where the troops and trains ...

Have been attached to the Seventeenth Brigade, and assigned to the Third Division; the latter commanded by General O. M. Mitchell. The Gener...

Jake Smith, the driver of the head-quarters wagon, on his arrival in Elizabethtown went to the hotel, and in an imperious way ordered dinner...

In camp at Bacon creek, eight miles north of Green river. Have been two days on the way from Elizabethtown; the road was bad. There were nin...

General Mitchell called this afternoon and requested me to form the regiment in a square. I did so, and he addressed it for twenty minutes o...

A reconnoissance was made beyond Green river yesterday, and no enemy found. We are short of supplies; entirely out of sugar, coffee, and c...

The pleasant days have ended. The clouds hang heavy and black, and the rain descends in torrents. After eleven o'clock last night I ac...

Gave passes to all the boys who desired to leave camp. The Major, Adjutant and I had a right royal Christmas dinner and a pleasant time. A f...

No orders to advance. Armies travel slowly indeed. Within fifteen miles of the enemy and idly rotting in the mud. Acting Brigadier-General...

Lieutenant St. John goes to Louisville with a man who was arrested as a spy; and strange to say the arrest was made at the instance of the p...

Called on General Dumont this morning; he is a small man, with a thin piping voice, but an educated and affable gentleman. Did not make his ...

General Buell is here, and a grand review took place to-day. Since we left Elkwater there has been a steadily increasing element of insubo...

Our camp is almost deserted. The tents of eight regiments dot the valley; but those of two regiments and half only are occupied. The Hoosier...

To-night, half an hour ago, received a dispatch from the top of Cheat, which reads as follows: All back. Made a very interesting reconnois...

The Indianians have been returning from the summit all day, straggling along in squads of from three to a full company. The men are tired,...

Some of the Indiana regiments are utterly beyond discipline. The men are good, stout, hearty, intelligent fellows, and will make excellent s...