A warm, pleasant day. Sent three companies late last night to Tompkins Farm under Captain Sperry; a dark, muddy march — just out of good qu...

Appointed to command First Brigade, Second Kanawha Division. Rather a small affair — Twenty-third Regiment and Eighty-ninth Regiment, Capta...

Camp , December 31, 1862. Dearest : — This is New Year's eve. Dancing and merriment seem to prevail. Many men and a few officers ar...

Yesterday was a fine, warm, spring-like day. This month has been generally good weather. We are getting our camp in good condition. Yesterd...

A homestead with many interesting family associations is the Willow Branch Farm in Union Township. It has been owned by members of the Cook...

On Christmas my wife's cousins, Lieutenant Nelson and privates Ed and Ike Cook and Jim McKell 1 dined with me; all of Company D, Eigh...

Camp Maskell , December 14, 1862. Dearest :— Very glad to have a good letter from you again. Very glad indeed the bag is found — glad y...

Very cold, but pleasant winter weather. There is talk of the Kanawha freezing over. The river is low and a severe “spell” will do it. Cotto...

Camp Maskell, Gauley Bridge , December 1, 1862. Dearest Lu : — We are on the south side of the Kanawha — same side as the Eighty-ninth ...

Organized at Camp Dennison, Ohio, and mustered in August 26, 1862. Ordered to Covington, Ky., September 3, 1862, and duty there till Octobe...