Still at our camps near Jackson doing absolutely nothing, living on the shortest possible commons. Had dress-parade yesterday for the first ...

Started again this morning, and passed over the Chancellorsville battlefield. Marched twelve miles to-day. We passed a brigade of negro troo...

Near Petersburg, Va . ,           November 3, 1864. We are still quiet. Nothing is going on except the continual fighting of the skirmishe...

Camp Gregg, Va .,           May 7, 1863 . We have just returned from the field of the great battle. It was a complete victory for us. It w...

Camp near Moss Neck, Va.,           May 9, 1863. On Saturday morning (the 2d inst.) I received an order to ship the wounded to Richmond, s...

Camp White, West Virginia , [May 20 (?)], 1863. Dear Uncle : — If I wrote you two or three days ago after getting your last, I take thi...

Camp White , May 7, 1863. Dearest :— The boxes came safely. The flag will not be cut. The coat fits well. Straps exactly according to r...

Another movement of the army of the Potomac, this time under General Hooker, a man of energy and courage. Whether able and skilful enough t...

WAR DEPARTMENT, May 7 , 1863 . Major-General BURNSIDE,   Cincinnati, Ohio † The President and General-in-Chief have just returned...

Raining still! Lee's and Meade's armies are manoeuvring and facing each other still; but probably there will be no battle until the...

Dispatches from the West inform us that three attempts to carry the city of Vicksburg by assault have been repulsed with heavy loss. Johnst...

The reports from Mississippi have not been confirmed by official dispatches, and it is understood that the President remarked yesterday, at...

Col. Gorgas, Chief of the Bureau of Ordnance, sent in to-day a report of the arms captured in the recent battle. It appears from his statem...

HEADQUARTERS, May 3 , 1863 . General THOMAS J. JACKSON, Commanding Corps: GENERAL: I have just received your note, informing me t...

The departments and all places of business are still closed in honor of Gen. Jackson, whose funeral will take place to-day. The remains wil...

Lieut.-Gen. J. T. Jackson died at 3 P.M. yesterday. His remains will arrive in the city at 5 P.M. this afternoon. The flags are at half-mas...

Detachments of Federal troops are now marching into the city every few hours, guarded by (mostly) South Carolinians, dressed in home-spun, ...

GENERAL ORDERS No. 59. HDQRS. ARMY NORTHERN VIRGINIA, May 7 , 1863 . With heartfelt gratification the general commanding expresse...

The papers contain the following order from Gen. Lee: “headquarters Army Northern Virginia, “May 7th, 1803. “general Orders No. 5...

Recd at Richmond May 7, 1863. By telegraph from Fredericksburg 7 Chancellorsville , May 7,1863. To His Excellency, President Davis :...