Orders early to move. Sent 10 teams yesterday after forage. Sent two today for rations: Went with Pike and Ed. Livingston to the front, rai...

ROBERT BOGARDUS SNOWDEN, financier, Memphis, Tenn., son of John Bayard Snowden, one of the early settlers and the leading dry goods mercha...

Rec orders to be ready for the road at 12. m. with 1 days rations officers & men. at noon rec orders to be ready at 6. a. m. tomorrow. ...

CAMP, 24th July, 1864. My Dear Son: I have received your letter of the 20th. Colonel Carter's report of his operations was very s...

CAMP, 30th April, 1864. MY DEAR CUSTIS: Nothing of much interest has occurred during the past week. The reports of scouts all indic...

. . . Gen. Johnson, while taking his coffee, narrowly escaped death.   A rifle ball skimmed off the bottom of his coffee cup, leaving the e...

. . . “Bushrod Johnson is refused a command, and treated with contempt, for breaking his parole.   A. Sidney Johnston has been superseded by...

It seems to be a fact that the rebel General Bushrod Johnson, managed to escape, together with several members of his staff, on the Monday m...

FORT MONROE, March 4. A flag of truce was sent over to Craney Island to-day, but no passengers returned. ATLANTA, Ga., Feb. 28. The Conf...

ST. LOUIS, March 3. A special to the Missouri Democrat , from Cairo, 2d inst., says a great light was seen in the direction of Columbus las...

The Troops Engaged. Daring Bravery of the Iowa Boys. The 2d and 7th Iowa Charge at the Point of the Bayonet. They are the First to mount ...

ALBANY, N. Y., Feb. 17. In the assembly, to-day, Royal Phelps announced the gratifying intelligence of the capture of Fort Donelson.   A sc...

A TERRIBLE BATTLE PROGRESSING. The Loss Sever on both Sides. Our men Fight like Tigers. THE REBELS HOIST THE BLACK FLAG. CUMBERLAND RIV...

. . .  writing home to a friend says: – “I well remember your enthusiastic shouts when the Manassas victory was won, but did you ever dream...

GLORIOUS NEWS. Fort Donelson Captured. 15,000 Prisoners Taken. CAPTURE OF GENS. PILLOW, BUCKENER AND JOHNSTON. The Loss Severe on both S...

WASHINGTON, February 17. Gen. McClellan has received a dispatch fully confirming the capture of Fort Donelson. ST. LOUIS, February 17. D...

FORT MONROE, Feb. 16. By a flag of truce to-day, we learn that Fort Donelson surrendered to General Grant yesterday.   Generals Pillow, Flo...

SECOND COLONEL, ELEVENTH INFANTRY. William Hall was born in the city of Montreal, Canada East, on the 25th of January, 1832; but, though bor...

Special to the Chicago Journal. CAIRO, April 14. It is reported, on good authority, that Beauregard called a council of war of all the best ...

Special Dispatch to Chicago Tribune CAIRO, April 15 – M., 1862 Auditor Dubois and Gen. John Cook, of Springfield, left Pittsburg on Saturday...