. . . up and ready for battle at an early hour, and, after day-light, were allowed to build small fires. Under the dense fog, no demonstra...

CAMP NEAR CHATTANOOGA. Arrived in camp this evening. My wound is not yet well, but I prefer doing duty to staying in a hospital. The boys ...

Had orders last night at 12 o'clock to cook rations and be ready to move at 4 A.M., but this morning nothing farther is said about it. T...

All quiet. Mr. John March arrived last night, and was shown the grave of his son, Captain Wm. March. President Davis rode along the line to-...

Cannonading in the direction of Bridgeport. The President is making speeches to the soldiers—telling them that they will be in the heart of ...

EMPIRE HOSPITAL, ATLANTA, GA., Oct. 4th. SINCE the 20th of August, I have had little opportunity, and less inclination, to write in my dia...

Nothing out of the common routine took place during this day. Skirmishing continued and some shelling. SOURCE: Edwin L. Drake, Editor,  Th...

At 2 o'clock on the morning of the 17th an order came for the pickets to fall back noiselessly to the trenches, which we did very quietl...

We marched seven miles this morning, and, while resting several hours, cleaned out a corn-field near by. Started again, and again halted to ...

Drew flour this morning for the first time in eight months. We are to stay here to-day and draw ten months' pay. Our pay-rolls are in th...

Made three miles yesterday, and are now encamped in a thick forest with an abundance of good spring water at hand. We are washing clothing a...

In camps yet, with nothing to do and plenty to eat, and no fear of the enemy's pursuit. We had a military execution here yesterday, on t...

Nothing of interest doing here. The news is not encouraging. Grant has burned Jackson and evacuated the place, falling back toward Vicksburg...

Our camp yesterday was enlivened by the joyful news that we had orders to take the cars for some unknown destination, and it is generally be...

Last Wednesday we moved from our encampment at Mound Bluff Church, and after two days' marching, came to this place, and we are now enca...

While waiting for the brigade to move, I will endeavor to write up what transpired yesterday. At about I A. M. we were aroused from sleep wi...

Yesterday we made short marches, halting at every good shade to rest. The heat was very oppressive. At Clinton a brigade was sent to meet th...

Jackson.—We took position in the ditches early in the morning of the 9th, and have been here ever since, under fire of the enemy's sharp...

Still at our camps near Jackson doing absolutely nothing, living on the shortest possible commons. Had dress-parade yesterday for the first ...

This morning at four o'clock we left our camp of the last four days, and came to our present abiding place, in a thick grove, about two ...