Saturday, and of course general cleaning day. So many went into the river before breakfast, and soon found it to be the worst thing possible...

We started early this morning, steadily tramping till a little after noon, when we entered the town of Hamilton, the rebs leaving as our adv...

CHARLESTON, December 22 , 1864 .           (Received 23d.) On the 16th instant enemy, 800 strong, occupied Pollard. After burning Governm...

Our last march. Near Rolesville, N. C., April 29, 1865. Left Raleigh at 7 this morning on my way home, via Richmond and Washington. Made abo...

Left bank of Neuse River, 20 miles East of Raleigh, April 12, 1865, 4 p. m. Twelve miles to-day. Our cavalry pushed ahead and drove the Rebe...

HARRISONBURG, VIRGINIA, October 1, 1864. DEAREST:— The First Brigade has gone out six miles to grind up the wheat in that neighborhood - t...

A lovely spring day—bright, warm, and calm. There is nothing new, only the burning of houses, mills, etc. on the York River by the Yankees...

Bright and beautiful weather. There are fires occurring now every night; and several buildings have been burned in the immediate vicinity ...

January 31, 1865. Lay still all day. This place was a country summer resort. I was in a house to-day; the walls were rough boards white-wa...

January 27, 1863. I appropriated the mess-room for operations and the officer's berths to receive the wounded. Fortunately we had though...

HEADQUARTERS MIDDLE MILITARY DIVISION,                 November 27 , 1864 . Bvt. Maj. Gen. WESLEY MERRITT, Commanding First Cavalry D...

WOODSTOCK, October 7 , 1864 — 9 p.m.                  (Received 9 th.) I have the honor to report my command at this point to-night...

SPECIAL FIELD ORDERS No. 120.} HDQRS. MIL. DIV. OF THE MISS.,                                    In the Field, Kingston, Ga.,           ...

Reveille at 4 A. M. Out at 5:30. Went out on R. R. and destroyed a great distance of the R. R. The boys worked with a will. Burned several ...

Moved back, burning every barn and stack on road. Followed closely. Camped near Brock's Gap. 5th N. Y. and 18th P. V. driven back. Cons...

Camp 103d Illinois Infantry, Jackson, Tenn., January 16, 1862. It commenced raining early the morning of the 14th and did not cease u...

Camp 103d Illinois Infantry, Jackson, Tenn., January 12, 1863. Your letters are beginning to come through with more regularity and on...

January 4, 1863. There I quit, for we received orders to get ready at once to march to Jackson, Tenn. The colonel ordered me to take ch...

Provost Marshal's Office, Waterford, Miss., December 30, 1862. Fifteen days outside the world and still we live. No papers of lat...

By order of Brig.-Gen. G. W. Custis Lee, the department companies were paraded to-day, armed and equipped. These, with the militia in the s...