This morning the armies are menacing each other face to face, each remaining behind their works. The design of Sherman is to hold him there ...

Sent telegram to Admiral Radford and General Terry in regard to the ship timber at Richmond. Wrote to Ashbel Smith of Texas. SOURCE: Gideo...

Mrs. Welles and John departed today for Narragansett, leaving me lonely and alone for two months. I submit because satisfied it is best, yet...

Special messenger from Admiral Porter arrived this morning with dispatches. Left the Admiral and the fleet in Beaufort, coaling, refitting, ...

The glorious news of the capture of Fort Fisher came this morning. We had two or three telegrams from Porter and officers of the Navy and Ge...

CITY POINT, VA., December 30, 1864. Admiral PORTER, Commanding North Atlantic Blockading Squadron: Please hold on where you are f...

General Terry and Colonel Hawley from Morris Island, before Charleston, called on me. Both are prejudiced against Dahlgren, and the two are...

Evening of February 1st General Turner and I got on board a noisy little tug at the wharf which took us to the Ben Deford. We went upstairs...

Saturday night I went on board the Ben Deford with the General to visit Folly and Morris Islands. Col. J——, Major B——, Capt. R—— and F—— we...

Headquarters Second Mass. Inf'y, Purysburg, S. C, January 25, 1865. On the 17th, we broke camp, and after some delay crossed th...

Readville, Mass ., Jan. 21, '63. . . . As for Porter's case: — the evidence leaves little doubt that Porter got “demoralized,” ...

St. Helena Island , July 6. We don't know with any certainty what is going on in the North, but can't believe Lee will get far...

Headquarters Armies Of The United States, City Point, Va. , Nov. 18, 1864. I wrote a hurried note to wife a day or two ago upon m...

WASHINGTON, April 25. Com. Foote, owing to the wound received in the battle of Fort Henry, has asked to be released from the command of the ...