Headquarters 2 d Brigade, Beaufort, S. C . Jan. 9th, 1862. My dear Mother: It is with great pleasure I am able to write of my rapi...

Fayetteville, Virginia. — It rained almost all night; still falling in torrents. A great freshet may be expected. . . . Great war news ...

A letter from an officer in Fort Jackson, in the New Orleans Bulletin , states that the Federal Fleet, in its attack upon that fort average...

Proclamation by the President. _____ The text of the President’s proclamation declaring an end of the blockade of certain ports is as...

From an article in the New York Historical Collections, prepared by Wm. Joey, Esq., mostly from official sources, it appears the whole numb...