After some trouble we managed to get to bed last night about eleven o'clock; but for a long time after that the mules kept us awake; per...

CAMP STEVENSON. Sunday. A splendid day; but what a miserable-looking set of boys we are!—stiff, lame, and dirty, and hungry for more beans...

Last night the company forager, Russell, nearly lost his life. Having stolen or appropriated a mule, he spent most of his time, while on the...

Our first morning in camp. We were rudely awakened and dragged from our bunks at six o’clock, very few being used to such early hours, excep...

Field Infirmary, near Petersburg, Va.,           June 24, 1864. When I wrote to you two days ago I said appearances indicated that we were...

Hot and dry. A dispatch from Gen. Lee (will be published on Monday) says Gen. Beauregard reports the number of prisoners taken from Wilson...

Fair and cool; hot at noon. It is rumored that Mr. Memminger will resign. If he does, it will cause much rejoicing. Mr. Foote censured him...

A furious gale, eastern, and rain. No news, except the appearance of a few gun-boats down the river; which no one regards as an important ...

Whitworth Projectile For a month we have been watching our enemy vigilantly, and a panorama, consisting of a great variety of war scenes, ha...

A high wind prevailed this morning and the sea was somewhat rough; the boat had considerable motion, but the boys had their sea legs on, so...

Rained all last night, and has just suspended for a few minutes, I expect. Kept dry, thanks to our rubber blankets. Drew five days' rat...

June 6, 1864. I will try and send you this to-day. Our postmaster never calls for letters, though we could send them if he would. I wil...

No news from the armies. Mrs. ex-President Tyler, who has already been permitted to visit her native State, New York, once or twice ...

The commissioners, appointed for the purpose, have agreed upon the following schedule of prices for the State of Virginia, under the recent...

Drew rations for the 7th Ohio. Got rations over for the remainder of the month. Potatoes and beans. Thede went out a mile or so with the ho...

Bird's Point , January 10, 1862. Since daylight yesterday morning we have been all ready with five days' rations and expecting ...

January 2, 1862. We've waited patiently until after New Year for the box of provisions, and nary box yet. Have given it up for a go...

We have issued to us once each day about a pint of beans, or more properly peas, (full of bugs), and three-quarters of a pint of meal, and ...

Cairo. I have been over to Bird's Point this morning for the first time. They have thrown up breastworks and dug a deep ditch outside o...

Robinson and I issued rations for ten days. Col. Abbey went home on the morning train, also Dan Arnold. In the afternoon had baked beans. C...