For the last two days we have had no drill out of doors, and very little guard. It has rained steadily. The "Dudley Buck" arrived ...

It has cleared up and is quite cold. We sent off a large mail this morning. Last night we came very near having our barracks destroyed. The ...

There has been nothing worthy of mention since the last date, excepting the heavy rain, till last night, when we had an opera, "Il Recr...

We were expecting a gay time to-day, it being the first anniversary of the capture of New Berne. It was reported that besides a review we we...

Last night about supper-time, ten of Company E under command of Acting-Corpl. Emerson, were sent to Gen. Wessels as headquarters guard, and ...

Soldiers and negroes are rebuilding the fallen wall. Prisoners stand at a distance often shouting: "That is good for you, Rebs"; ...

Sunday morning Still cloudy & cool Inspection of Barracks at 9 O'clock, Call for church at 11 am where the men are permitted to go t...

PLYMOUTH. Sunday, and another move at last. We left the barracks about seven o'clock this morning, marched through the town and aboard...

We have had nothing of interest to-day, except a very pleasant sail up the river, once in a while shooting at ducks; but the officers soon s...

Camp McClernand Cairo Illinois. Very cool—quite a change since yesterday. No rain last, night Sad news this morning another good man gone th...

Quite cool but not so unpleasant as yesterday.—A very heavy frost during the night the first we have had here this season. Capt. Parke is on...

As soon as breakfast is finished—preparations for moving to the barracks Co.s A. B. C. and so on respectively—struck their tents and went in...

To-day we were mustered for two months' pay, and of course we were happy till our ardor was cooled by our captain, who told us it might ...

We have had several cases of fever lately, occasioned, it is said, by malaria from the lower swamps in the neighborhood. We have one slough ...

Went into quarters in the navy yard at Memphis. Quarters very good. Men under shelter. The machine shop is used as barracks for the regiment...

We have enjoyed three days of furlough, with no drill or duty to speak of, and most of the company are in good trim again. It has rained muc...

We had a fine time for a change last night. There was one solitary pudding left over from our Thanksgiving dinner. The boys found out that t...

Since Thanksgiving we have been drill, drill, drilling, the same as at Readville, only, we hope, better. There is very little to write about...

Newport News is a military post, and is of no importance in any other sense. There were no villages or cities here previous to the war. Now ...

ARRIVAL HOME AGAIN. By the loud cheering and blowing off of steam in the direction of New Berne, we knew the boys had arrived. The regimen...