Lay in camp. Men save ours were mustered for pay. The boys went out and got the body of the Butternut, and buried him in the cornfield — sh...

Rained all day. A. M. Send Boxes to express office, addressed to Alexander care of Wells & co Oskaloosa, 12. M orders to move at 5 A. M...

Start back at 7. Morning drizzly Very hard marching. one Pris taken by the 9. Wis. dressed in uniform will Not say who or what he is. drizz...

Inft in camp all day, forage party find plenty. 9. Wis Party bring in two prisoners Col Mackey & 3 of staff with guard of 50 cav cross ...

Morning drizzly, over to Amb. C. & to see Lt Sharman who is better before day. Regt to St Johns Square at 9 a. m. all there at 11.30 an...

Morning passed as usual in reading the late papers and loafing. Washed dishes. No encouraging news. Several commissions came over — some ve...

Put some stripes on my pants, and gave my poor wardrobe a good looking over and repairing. Should not like playing old bachelor for life — ...

Turned over some commissary stores to the 4th and 9th Wisconsin, who came in that evening. Wrote to Fannie. Another false alarm. Citizens e...

Eight companies of the Second Ohio, Majors Miner and Burnett, four Ninth Wisconsin Infantry, three Tenth Infantry Kansas, one Sixth Kansas ...

Wrote a line home. Marched south at 7. Went forward with Colonel Salomon and Adj. Ninth Wisconsin to find camping ground. Indian trading po...

Arose at 4 A. M. First Battalion off at 5 to join Doubleday, 35 miles. Loaded provisions from citizens to mule teams. Infantry, as usual go...

Ninth Wisconsin, two companies, came in. Lieutenant-Colonel Orff. Major Purington under arrest for saying that he should obey the order of C...

The “Long Roll” was sounded at the Ninth Wisconsin headquarters for an April Fool. Another dark rainy day. Read "Ivanhoe" and iss...

Brigade review, Second Ohio Cavalry, Ninth Wisconsin Infantry and Rabb's Battery practiced with guns. Helped foot up officers account w...

Finished our march to Fort Scott. Strong wind in our faces — great dust to trouble us. Had colic most all way. Thunderstorm during the nigh...

CAIRO, Feb. 25. Nashville was yesterday occupied by ten thousand troops under Gen. Buell, and the Federal flag is now flying over the State...

FIRST COLONEL, THIRTY-THIRD INFANTRY. Samuel A. Rice, who received his death-wound at the battle of Jenkin's Ferry, is the most disting...

COLONEL, TWENTY-NINTH INFANTRY. Thomas Hart Benton, Jr., is a nephew of the celebrated American statesman and author, whose name, at his unc...