Three miles from Columbia, February 15th. A rather lively day. We started the Johnnies right by our camp. Our brigade in advance of the co...

February 16, 1865, 7 a. m. The Johnnies shelled our bivouac all night, but hurt no one, but induced us to extinguish our fires, and killed...

February 18, 1865. Two-thirds of the city burned last night. The colonel and I got up last night and rode through the streets until 3. At ...

Combahee River, Charleston and Beaufort road,  January 29, 1865.  We have had some rich sport to-day. Our regiment and the 40th are out here...

Green Square, Savannah, Camp 103d Illinois "Provost Guards."  December 22, 1864.  We have just by a hair's breadth missed what...

Cedar Town, Ga., November 1, 1864. Abomination of abominations, train guard to-day. It is the most disagreeable duty we are subject to ...

Van Wirt, Ga., November 2, 1864. It has rained steadily all day. Moved 12 miles. I have an excellent pair of shoes. A good deal of wate...

July 25, 1864 We moved up to the rear of the corps on the 21, and had just got comfortably fixed for the night when orders came that we ...

Nine miles from Atlanta, two and one-half miles southwest of railroad crossing, July 9, 1864. On the evening of the 7th, just dark, a...

June 28, 1864. The attack was not general; it was made by our brigade and M. L. Smith's Division. We lost nearly one-third of the b...

June 15, 1864. This has been a star day, and a better feeling lot of men that compose our brigade will be hard to find, for to-night an...

June 2, 1864. The 40th Illinois returned to-day, and I was right glad to see them back. We have lost no men to-day. The 17th Army Corps...

Scottsboro, Ala., January 5, 1864. Your brother no longer represents the Festive Mamaluke, but has returned from his paradise of fresh ...

Near Larkinsville, Ala., December 29, 1863. We have had some busy times since my last. Foraging for horses, looking for something to ea...

Steamboat Diana, 70 miles from Vicksburg, September 30, 1863. We left Vicksburg in advance of the rest of the fleet at 8 o'clock ...

September 27. We sent our sick, nearly 100 in number, by wagon to the Big Black railroad depot, six miles, where they took the cars for...

Later from Gen. Grant’s Column. The Enemy will make another Stand. THEIR STRONGHOLDS NOT TAKEN. Special to the Chicago Tribune. CAIRO, April...

Altoona [sic], Georgia June 28th, 1864 Mr. Caverly:– Yesterday morning at eight o’clock our Brigade made an unsuccessful assault upon ...

Camp Shilo [sic], Pittsburg, Tenn., April 2, 1862 Editor Hawk-Eye: Dear sir, – That your readers may know the whereabouts of the Sixth Iowa,...