Battle of Manassas Plains. This battle will always occupy a prominent place in the memory of every man of the battery. They all expected to ...

The great battle which is to arrest rebellion, or to make it a power in the land, is no longer distant or doubtful. McDowell has completed ...

After breakfast. Leaving head-quarters, I went across to General Mansfield's, and was going up-stairs, when the General* himself, a whi...

To-day we have a cold northwest storm of wind and rain, and we have our first fire in the parlor. The elections in Ohio and Pennsylvania...

Upton's Hill, Fairfax County, Virginia, September 4, (P. M.), 1862. Dearest : — I received your good letter of the 29th yesterday...

Blankets, that used to sell for $6, are now $25 per pair; and sheets are selling for $15 per pair, which might have been had a year ago for...

camp At Manassas , Oct. 16, 1863. Dear L., I wrote to Mama on the 13th a few lines which I hope she received. We have been marching ...

Norwich , July 28th, 1861. Dear Cousin Louisa: I will not commence with prefatory remarks but hasten to reply to your questions about...

July 28th, 1861. Dear Mother: A week has passed since our misfortunes at Bull's Run, and in all the intervening time I've had...

We had fighting yesterday in earnest, at Bull Run! Several brigades were engaged, and the enemy were repulsed with the loss of several hun...

Culpepper C. H., Va ., April 11, 1864. . . . I did not write yesterday because the bridges over Bull Run and Cedar Run were carried awa...

Captain and Mrs. W. N. dined with us to-day. It was gratifying to see him look so well, after the intense suffering through which he has p...

Beauregard telegraphed yesterday (they say, to General Johnston), “Come down and help us, or we shall be crushed by numbers.” The President...

Mrs Browning and Emma went this morning to Mount Vernon, with a party from the Presidents *I was in the Senate all day At night I went u...

CAMP PIERPONT, VA., December 11, 1861. I went into town last evening to the wedding of Captain Griffin with Miss Carroll. I had another...

CAMP PIERPONT, VA., October 18, 1861. I had just seated myself to write you a nice long letter, when orders came to march to-morrow, re...

FORT CORCORAN, July 28, Sunday. I have already written to you since my return from the unfortunate defeat at Bull Run. I had previousl...

CAMP 1 MILE WEST OF CENTREVILLE, 26 FROM WASHINGTON, July 19, 1861. I wrote to John yesterday asking him to send you my letters that ...