To His Excellency John A. Andrew . Dear Sir : — Last week a deputation from my Philadelphia committee visited Washington to confer with ...

Somerville , Dec. 7th, 1863. My Dear Sir , — It gives me great pleasure to present, at your request, a statement of the impression made...

Mansion House, Buffalo, May 8, 1863 I have worked every day, Sunday included, for more than two months, and from fourteen to sixteen h...

MORRIS ISLAND. S. C. July 20 MY DEAR AMELIA: I have been in two fights, and am unhurt. I am about to go in another I believe to-night. ...

MORRIS ISLAND, S[outh] C[arolina] July 20th, 1863 MY DEAR FATHER AND MOTHER: Wednesday July 8th, our regiment left St. Helena I...

RochESTER , August 1st, 1863. MAJOR GEORGE L. STEARNS: My Dear Sir, Having declined to attend the meeting to promote enlistments, app...

CHARLESTON, S.C., July 21 , 1863 — 9 p.m. General S. COOPER, Adjutant and Inspector General, Richmond, Va.: Enemy recommenced s...

We have the following dispatch from Gen. Beauregard, which is really refreshing in this season of disasters: Charleston , July 22d, 186...

New prisoners say that an armistice has been agreed upon for the purpose of effecting an exchange, and negotiating for peace. It may be so,...

Received orders from the General to go to St. Augustine with despatches for Col. Osborne to move his force, except two companies, to Picol...

On board the Fulton. The embarcation of the 54th Boys. Variety of complexions — redheads, — filing into their places on deck — singing, whi...

Camp Near Stafford C. H., Va., February 12, 1863. Tuesday I rode over with Major Mudge to the First Massachusetts Cavalry; we found o...

Centreville , Sept. 16, '63. I had occasion to see Stanton to-day, — and introduced [the subject of] coloured prisoners, of course....

Centreville, Virginia , Sept. 14, 1863. My Dear Henry , — I was glad to see your fist on an envelope some weeks ago. I ought to have wr...

Centreville , Sept. 13, '63. I learned yesterday that the President was very weak on the subject of protecting black troops and th...

Washington, Aug. 4, P. M. With what you say about Negro Organization west of the Mississippi I entirely agree; it is a more aggressive...

New York 31 July 1863. To His Excellency Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States. Sir: My only son, Colonel Robert G....

Centreville , July 28. I am very sorry that I did not more than half bid Rob good-bye that Tuesday. It is a little thing, but I wish it...

Centreville , July 27. Will and I have been talking over the good fellows who have gone before in this war, — fellows whom Rob loved s...

Centreville , Sunday, July 26. Cousin John has just sent me the report about dear Rob. It does not seem to me possible this should be t...