Jerrolaman went out this afternoon and picked nearly a peck of blackberries. Berries of various kinds are very abundant. The fox-grape is al...

Sent to Headquarters to draw ammunition as A. O. S. Gen'l Wharton had a ball to-night. SOURCE: Ephraim Shelby Dodd,  Diary of Ephraim ...

Left Cowen’s Station and marched over the Cumberland Mountains to Cumberland Gap or Sweden Valley. Came upon a camp of General Adams’ rebel ...

About midnight, an officer of some sort rode into camp with some word that was the means of our being routed out by the "Long Roll,...

Memphis Tennessee, July 11th, 186[3]*, General Dodge: I have just arrived here from Headquarters and am on my way home with Master Fred, th...

 Bright and pleasant. A letter from Gen. Maury indicates now that Mobile is surely to be attacked. He says they may force a passage at Gra...

HUNTSVILLE, ALA., February 3, 1861. Hon. L. P. WALKER, Montgomery : MY DEAR SIR: There is at Pensacola an immense quantity of powder, shot...

Aiming at the Court House. I was relieved from guard at 9 A. M. and returned to camp. There has been very heavy firing all day, and it is ru...

Whitworth Projectile For a month we have been watching our enemy vigilantly, and a panorama, consisting of a great variety of war scenes, ha...

HEADQUARTERS ARMIES OF THE UNITED STATES,                       Near Spotsylvania Court-House, May 11 , 1864 — 8 . 30 a.m. We have n...

Receiving supplies at Chickasaw Bayou for the army around Vicksburg. We stayed in camp again all day, and I improved the time strollin...

Hoisted anchor and steamed to within a short distance of the light house, and in full view of the island. Here we again dropped anchor and ...

An alarm to-night; "long roll" beaten; the men formed in line; no ammunition; considerable confusion; three rounds issued to the ...

We are having cold weather; freezing quite hard at night, and making our lodgings in these little rag houses anything but comfortable. I h...

Confidential Wabash Outside Port Royal Bar 28 Feby. 62 My Dear Sir My ammunition arrived just on time as I was detained by bad ...

U. S. Gunboat Louisville,      Off Dover, February 16,1862. Sir : At 2:30 p. m. yesterday, shortly after your departure, I received t...

Head Quarters, Army in the Field Camp Near Fort Donelson, Feb.y 15th 1862 GEN. G. W. CULLUM CHIIEF OF STAFF, DEPT. OF THE MO. CAIRO...

No. 152. Report of Capt. Joseph R. Reed, Second Battery Iowa Light Artillery, of operations December 15-16, 1864. HEADQUARTERS SE...

Nebraska City , September 16,1856 I know you will particularly like a word from the Border. . . . Various camping grounds are scattered...

Saddled up early but did not move out. One hundred men pulled down the burned bridges. More destruction of R. R. Went out with forage detai...