We landed in New York on Sunday evening [July 12], the day before the great draft riots there broke out. When the pilot came on board, the ...

Readville , Feb. 15, '63. My Dear Henry , — I wrote you last a most “quaintly moral” letter.   . . . I think public opinion here is...

Headquarters, Army Of The Potomac, Sept. 19, 1862. We had a severe fight day before yesterday — a good many officers on our side woun...