Slept the greater portion of the day—had no "roll call"—feet much blistered and unable to wear shoes, consequently the hot, broili...

Fighting commenced at daylight, and lasted all day. So did it last with their everlasting reinforcements. If General Lee only had half their...

Last night we tied up at the mouth of Red river, and this morning found our boat aground; but, after several hours' work, got her safely...

No. 250. Report of Col. Charles H. Olmstead, First Volunteer Georgia Infantry, commanding Smith's brigade, of operations December 6, 186...

Charlestown, Jefferson County, W. Va.,           September 24, 1862. I have not written to you in three or four weeks, because there has b...

Camp near Fredericksburg, Va . ,           December 4, 1862. We traveled 175 miles from the Valley to this place in twelve days, and are n...

Had quite an adventure last night with the raiders. One of Capt. Moseby's robbers was trying to steal a blanket from our tent by reachi...

The men all turned out of the enclosure and are being squadded over. A very stormy and cold day; called out before breakfast and nearly dar...

One of the President's Aids, Mr. Johnston, has asked the Secretary's permission for Mrs E. B. Hoge, Mrs. M. Anderson, Miss Judith V...

Lawley was so ill this morning that he couldn't possibly ride; I therefore mounted his horse a little before daybreak, and started in s...

We got the horse shod with some delay, and after refreshing the animals with corn and ourselves with bacon, we effected a'start at 8.15...

bivouac Near New Market, Virginia , Raining from the East. Easter Sunday, April 20, 1862. Looking back, it seems an age since we dwel...

Near Savannah , January 2, 1865. Without going much into detail, I will give you a general idea of our last campaign as we saw it. The ...

Colonel Grenfell and I rode to the outposts, starting on the road to Murfreesborough at 6 A.M. It rained hard nearly all day. He explained ...

We left bivouac at 7 a. m. and marched to the Neuse river, which we crossed near Goldsboro on a pontoon bridge. As we passed through town, ...

Yesterday the General saluted us with “Young ladies, if you will ride in a Confederate carriage, you may go to dress parade this evening.” ...

Up at dawn. Crossed by ferry to Portsmouth, and arrived at railway station, which was at no place in particular, in a street down which the...

Went on the street to hear some news; found that a dispatch had been received, ordering a body of men to go on to Pattonsburg to burn down ...

At McMahan's our small colonel, Paul Hayne's son, came into my room. To amuse the child I gave him a photograph album to look over....

Sunday morning, Kearnstown, hot. Ordered out into line early for inspection. Instead orders came to advance. Hot skirmishing began right of...