Before daylight. We have been turned out, for some purpose, and are standing in line with our guns and accoutrements on. Later. Are back i...

GENERAL ORDERS No. 2.} HDQRS. ARMIES OF THE CONFD. STATES,           February 11 , 1865 . In entering upon the campaign about to open, the...

Nothing of the least possible interest to any one has transpired since our confinement in quarantine. We draw our rations, cook, eat, sleep,...

Went uptown to-day on French leave, and when I returned was put on guard duty for going. SOURCE: Louis Leon,  Diary of a Tar Heel Confeder...

Sure enough. Got orders to cook five days' rations. We started at 2 A.M. and got to Petersburg at 8 o'clock that night. I ran the bl...

I returned this morning and was not missed. We left here with the cars at 8 A.M., and got to Weldon at 3 P.M. on the 17th. SOURCE: Louis L...

HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY,           Adjutant-General's Office, Washington, March 10 , 1862 . Maj. Gen. H. W. HALLECK,   U. S. A., ...

Scottsboro, Ala., April 9, 1864. Don't be alarmed and imagine that I have “photos” on the brain. This is in all probability the las...

Whereas there now exist in the United States an insurrection and rebellion against the authority thereof, and it is, under the Constitution...

John Devlin went down to Oberlin without a pass. Will probably be punished. Took a letter for C. G. and brought another from Fred which C. ...

Delos returned from town and told me of his visit with his sister. Sent my regards and explanation. John got into the guard house for being...

Last night we were thrown into the most violent state of commotion by the unexpected entrance of Captain Bradford. He has been brought here...

A large detail from our regiment was put to work on the railroad. Three of us, Hiram Frank, John D. Moore and I, took French leave this aft...

Camp Banks, Baton Rouge, February 21, 1863. . . . . I am gradually getting this regiment into shape. Field, staff, and company office...

HEADQUARTERS ARMIES OF THE CONFEDERATE STATES, 14th February, 1865. General Orders, No. 2. In entering upon the campaign about to...

MEMPHIS, August 20, 1862. . . . I see the Cincinnati papers are finding fault with me again. Well, thank God, I don't owe Cincinnat...

I slipped out today between two guards and going up the river about a mile to a bakery near a mill, I bought a dozen apple pies. I returned...

Lieut. H. A. Webb, of the 27th regiment Ohio Volunteers, was recently tried by Court Martial in St. Louis, on a charge of “absence without ...

MEMPHIS, Dec. 20th, 1862. Dear Brother: I embarked to-day on the Forest Queen and will have 20,000 men in boats by noon and be off ...