We are now on the “heaving sea and the bounding wave.” We were aroused yesterday morning at four o'clock, ordered to prepare breakfast a...

Men of every detachment were selected to accompany an expedition on board a steamer towards Aquia Creek, to try one of James' rifled gun...

Aquia Creek, Va., May 17, 1865. We passed over the whole line of Burnside's battle ground this morning. (It was no fight, only a Yanke...

Gen. Lee writes that he will endeavor to protect the workmen while removing the iron at Aquia Creek, but he fears the work has been too lon...

Washington , May 25, 1862. Intelligence received this morning shows that General Banks has been attacked in force at Winchester and is ...

Headquarters Stevens' Div. 9th Army Corps, Steamer “elm City,” Aug. 5th, 1862. My dear Mother: Here we are at length at Acqu...

Cabinet Council Present all. Capt Cravens 11 U. S. N. commanding Flotilla in the Potomac, reports great progress made by the rebels wit...

Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore Rail Road Company, PHILADELPHIA, April 21, 1861 General B. F. BUTLER DEAR SIR: We want ver...

Near Leesburg , June 22, 1863. I wrote a short note yesterday to let you know my whereabouts and relieve any anxiety you might feel for...

camp Near Seneca , October 28, 1861. I wish you could have looked in on our camp this morning. The stockings came last night. They wer...

April 20, 1863. My dear sister: I have not heard from you for several days, so long that I began to fear that something had happened ...

Camp Alexandria , August 30, 1862. My dear sister: We hurried here yesterday and immediately received orders to move to the front at ...

Have a dispatch from General Burnside at Falmouth, calling earnestly for five or six gunboats in the Potomac at Acquia Creek. Mentions havi...

HEADQUARTERS, Centreville, November 22 , 1861 . General COOPER, Adjutant and Inspector General: SIR: I have received Major-General ...

WASHINGTON, D.C., August 27 , 1862 . Major General MCCLELLAN,   Alexandria, Va.: I have already advised you to bring up Sumner's...

WASHINGTON, August 9 , 1862 – 12 . 45 p.m. I am of the opinion that the enemy is massing his forces in front of Generals Pope and Bu...

CAMP NEAR FREDERICKSBURG, VA., December 9, 1862. I have not written for two days, having been occupied with the march, as we had to cha...

CAMP NEAR ACQUIA CREEK, November 24, 1862. Yesterday, being Sunday, after I had penned a few lines to you, I determined I would go and ...

CAMP NEAR ACQUIA CREEK, November 23, 1862. We moved here yesterday to be on the railroad, nearer to our supplies, for the condition of...

CAMP NEAR STAFFORD COURT HOUSE, VA., November 22, 1862. It rained very hard all day yesterday, rendering the roads in this vicinity nea...