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...

On Thursday last, we performed our first public duty, after drilling in the loadings and firings, in which we excelled, after firing "h...

ARRIVAL AT NEW BERNE. About nine this morning we saw our first of Rebeldom, and after taking a pilot, and passing several ugly-looking rip...

We have been hard at work yesterday and to-day fixing up our camp, which is located about a quarter of a mile from town on the old racecours...

AT READVILLE. A busy day for Co. E we have been ordered to camp. Each man was told to carry rations enough for two meals. We formed compan...

We have had several dress parades, in which we made a creditable appearance, considering the fact that no arms had been issued. On presentin...

Our barracks look finely now, and we are getting much more accustomed to soldiers' life. We have had continuous drilling, our officers t...

CAIRO, ILL.   Since the last date I have been to busy to attempt anything in the way of writing. The Board of Trade Regiment was mustered in...

On the afternoon of October 23rd we left Columbus by boat on an expedition, destination unknown until we reached New Madrid, Missouri. The f...

HUDSON CAMP GROUNDS. I have enlisted! Joined the Army of Uncle Sam for three years, or the war, whichever may end first. Thirteen dollars pe...

This morning the regiment receives orders to build barracks, and we are told that we will remain here during the summer. SOURCE: Daniel Le...

Our barracks are finished and the regiment cosily quartered therein. The picket line is now affording considerable attraction. The citizens ...

The regiment moves camp across the Etawah, north of Rome, where they are again ordered to build barracks. The boys are fast becoming apt wor...

This morning the bugle fails to arouse the Seventh. The sun's rays have long been shining through the crevices in the barracks ere they ...

Found Extell under seats dead, poor boy. Has suffered much, not been alive for months. Procured coffin. Started from Bowling Green before n...

Barracks fitted up as comfortable as possible. “I” and “C” officers together. Wrote a line home and to Fannie. Paroled. Moved. SOURC...

New Madrid, “by Jingo,” March 14, 1863. Night before last we received four heavy guns front Cairo and two or three of these infantry re...

During the winter nothing of importance occured, except building barracks for the men and making two outworks to strengthen the fort. Recei...

Cool, regt putting up barracks SOURCE: “Diary of John S. Morgan, Company G, 33rd Iowa Infantry,”  Annals of Iowa , 3rd Series, Vol. ...