Cazenovia, July 3, 1849 1. Resolved, That we recognize the broadest principles of democracy and the right, irrespective of sex, or colo...

. . . . Webster has just returned here from the North. He says New York is absolutely safe; that Weed is advising his friends to bet; that ...

Very sultry with intense heat; has not rained today as usual. We were ordered to move from Dr. Pollard's in a westerly course to the ri...

Stafford C. H ., May 7, 1863. I am going to give you, without any introduction, a history of this last campaign against Richmond by th...

Went to Department soon after nine, stopping at Franklin's to buy glasses. Got a pair, not, I fear, exactly the best for me. Received l...

Breakfasted alone. What has become of Mr. Skinner? Went to Department and attended to some matters of routine. Went to Navy Department ...

November 12, 1864 We have the usual play of rumor about cabinets — everybody seems inclined to heave out Stanton: some to heave him up ...

September 29 Headquarters contented itself by getting up about half-past five, which was plenty early enough, as turned out. We rode do...

July 10, 1864 It seems sometimes sort of lonely and hopeless, sitting here in the dust by Petersburg, and hearing nothing except now an...

June 23, 1864 All were up at an early hour and ready for an advance, which had been ordered. On the right, towards the Gregory house, w...

June 18, 1864 A general attack was planned for an early hour, so Headquarters, which had lain down late, had scarce a chance to turn ov...

June 16, 1864 At four in the morning they began to ferry over the 5th Corps; of this, two divisions were loaded from Wilcox's wharf...

June 5, 1864 This afternoon I carried a flag of truce — quite an episode in my military experiences. At three in the afternoon General ...