I have for some time had as mess-mates Surgeon J—— V—— and his two sons. I find him a most estimable Quaker gentleman, and he is by his cour...

On the third of September we stopped at Camp Advance, near Chain Bridge, on our way to Richmond. That was nearly ten weeks ago. We are now a...

Night before last was made hideous by the yells and drunken orgies of officers, who, in obedience to the order that no work should be done o...

This morning, as I passed through the camp giving directions about cleaning and ventilating tents, whilst the regiment was on parade, my Col...

The Regiment received two months' pay to-day, and to-night are all busy as bees making up express packages, to be sent to fathers, mothe...

This morning our Brigade Surgeon ordered me to leave the hospital for a few days, on account of my fatigue and prostration. He said that a r...

It is blustering weather, and my cat is beside me, lying on her  head , by the fire in my little tent. Everybody says that is "a sign...

Since the order of the early part of this month, that my directions in reference to the sanitary measures could be disregarded, I have not v...

It is a great relief to my feelings that the difficulties heretofore existing between the Military and Medical Departments in our Regiment a...

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 ...