A cold rain continued during the night. What would the good folks at home say could they see this camp this cool, wet morning—men lying in t...

Arrived at Augusta, Ga., at daylight, one of the nicest towns of its size in the South; the home of Alexander H. Stephens, long celebrated a...

In consequence of the damp nights I cough badly. Nights are cool, compared with the heat of the day, the sun being terrible, in consequence ...

ATLANTA, GA., Nov. 7th, 1864. The last train for the North leaves here to-morrow morning. Our soldiers are scattered along the railroad a ...

The grand armies are now moving, headed towards Atlanta. To-night we go into camp upon the Allatoona battle field. The brave General John M....

This morning the command moves by day-light. The Seventh is ordered to bring the extreme rear from the Chattahoochee to where Companies H an...

Raining; rained all night. The following dispatch was received this morning: "WILMINGTON, December 20th, 1864, 10 A.M.—The head of ...

We receive orders this morning to move, which are hailed with cheers from the Seventh. We proceed to the Chattanooga depot where we take the...

We are now camped upon the banks of Chicamauga, a name that has gone to history inscribed with deeds of blood. This evening companies D, H a...

AUGUSTA, November 30 , 1864 .           (Received December 1.) Col. JOHN B. SALE,           Military Secretary, Richmond: To re-establish...

Near Petersburg, Va.,           Sunday, October 2, 1864. Last Thursday afternoon we received orders to be in readiness to move to the nort...

Near Petersburg, Va.,           October 25, 1864. I have a bright fire this morning. There is a nice chimney to my tent, which makes it al...

Dark and dismal — threatening rain or snow. Quiet below; but we have no papers to-day, yesterday being holiday. It is rumored that Gen. Sh...

Bright and pleasant. All is quiet below. From Georgia we have many rumors. It is reported that a battle has been fought (second time) at Alt...

Bright, and very warm. The President returned this morning, hastened hither by the perils environing the capital. An order is published ...

Slight rain in the morning. There is an ugly rumor on the streets to-day—disaster to Gen. Hood, and the fall of Atlanta. I cannot trace it...

Showery. Atlanta has fallen, and our army has retreated some thirty miles; such is Hood's dispatch, received last night. The cheerin...

Clear and warm. Gen. Lee has called for 2000 negroes (to be impressed) to work on the Petersburg fortifications. Gen. Lee has been here tw...

Clear and cool; rained in the night. Gen. J. H. Morgan is dead,—surprised and killed in Tennessee,—and his staff captured. Gen. Hood tel...

Bright and cool; subsequently cloudy and warm. Dispatches from Gen. Hood (Sept 7th) state—1st dispatch: that Sherman still holds his works...