The Ohio members generally dined with General H. B. Banning of Mount Vernon at his headquarters at Alexandria. Visited the soldiers' cem...

Hot and clear; but it rained yesterday three-quarters of an hour in the afternoon. Our loss in the affair at Petersburg is about 800, the ...

Bright and hot. At 4 P.M. a cloud rising. Fear my wife, and daughter Fannie, and Custis (who has a days' furlough), who went this mornin...

Clear and hot. All quiet at Petersburg. President Lincoln was at Fortress Monroe on Sunday last, after the explosion and its failure. Th...

Clear, dry, and  hot. A dispatch from Gen. Lee (I have not seen it yet) says, in the repulse of the enemy's assault on the breach made...

We yesterday had word that our forces had mined and blown up a fortification in front of Petersburg. All sorts of stories were current, some...

CITY POINT, VA ., August 1 , 1864 . The loss in the disaster of Saturday last foots up about 3,500, of whom 450 men were killed and 2,...

CITY POINT, August 2 , 1864 — 9 . 30 p.m. Major-General HALLECK, Chief of Staff: I have the honor to request that the President m...

H.Q. Cav’y Escort, A. of P.                 Before Petersburg, August 5 , 1864 *           *           *           *           *     ...

The Major went down to see friends in the 18th Corps. a failure. I thought of accompanying him but through a blunder didn't go. My eyes...

Got a sightly position in front of the 18th Corps where all points of interest were in view. Lay till sunrise upon one of the leveled forts...

Headquarters, First Division, Ninth Corps. July 8, 1865. My last was written about the 24th ult., since which time I have changed my ...

Very warm. . . . . Afternoon, sent for, Division Headquarters. We storm the works tomorrow at daylight. Our Division leads. I hardly dare h...

March the brigade at one and half through covered way to front line. Mine sprung at 4.40. We rushed across the open field. I got up to the ...

I am sorry to record a defeat near Moorfield, in Hardy County. These disasters are very distressing to us all, except to the croakers, who ...

Yesterday was such a lucky day for my housekeeping in our hired house. Oh, ye kind Columbia folk! Mrs. Alex Taylor, n é e Hayne, sent me a ...

East Greenwich , Monday, 5th September, 1864. My Dear Charles , — Burnside is staying with me here at the house of my cousin, Mr. Godda...

Headquarters Army Of The Potomac, Appomattox Court House , April 10, 1865. The telegram will have announced to you the surrender of L...

Headquarters Army Of The Potomac , March 13, 1865. I wish you would think favorably of my proposition to take a trip to the army. I thi...

August 16, 1864 I have been well content to get your letter this afternoon. In regard to what you say for the troops for the assault, 1...