Our camp here was made without consulting the Surgeons. It was laid out without order, and the tents are so close together that teams cannot...

Went to Washington to see off a friend who has been spending a few weeks with me, as mess-mate. I felt sadly at the parting, and being lonel...

A little skirmish to-day, amounting to almost nothing. A party of four or five hundred went out in the morning, came upon the enemy's pi...

We have moved our camp about one hundred rods, are out of the mud, on high dry ground, where the tents can be ventilated and the streets kep...

A little occurrence of a very unpleasant nature, today. I have, for a long time, felt that my Colonel was interfering with the Medical Depar...

During these two days the regiment has been busily engaged in moving its camp about four miles. The new camp is to be called Camp Vanderwerk...

To-day our division made a "recognizance in force." Marched to Prospect Hill, on the river turnpike, about four miles, and after s...

We have remained bivouaced all day, and there is talk of our moving our camp to this place to-morrow. This will advance us another three mil...

We have commenced moving our camp equipage from Camp Vanderwerken to this place, to be named Camp Griffin—I suppose for Capt. Griffin, of on...

Sent off ambulances to-day to commence bringing forward the sick of my regiment, and whilst they were gone, after having put my hospital in ...

I find vast trouble in doing justice to the sick, in consequence of the unwarrantable interference of military officers in matters of which ...

We had a great time to-day, having sent out this morning some six thousand troops, with about one hundred wagons, on a foraging expedition. ...

(I shall not, in this book, feel obliged to give the proceedings.and doings of every day. Whilst in camp, sometimes for whole weeks, one day...

As a description of the appearance of the country in which we were settled, I here introduce a letter written at this date to a friend: CA...

I cannot but feel depressed at what seems to be great imbecility in the management of our military affairs. By whose fault, I know not. Here...

The following extract from a letter which I have just written to a friend, is the sum and substance of my thoughts, journalized for to-day. ...

I introduce the following letter to a friend, as sufficiently explicit as to the occurrences since the last date: CHAIN BRIDGE, VA., Sept....

On the high land overlooking the Potomac, about six or seven miles above the Navy Yard at Washington, we have, since our arrival here, throw...

Our regiment has received two months pay to-day, and to-night all are boisterously happy. We had been notified to have our muster-rolls read...

Had some skirmishing to-day. Took some prisoners, who state that within twelve miles of us is the center of operations of about one hundred ...