Clear, with high wind. Nothing further from North Carolina. A dispatch from Gen. Lee states that he has directed Gen. Cobb to organize an ex...

Cairo, Ill., June 10th, 1863. We are now three hundred and sixty-six miles from Lebanon, which place we left at 3 p. m. of Sunday, and rea...

Rained all day yesterday; cloudy and cool this morning. We have no news-only rumors that Wilmington has been abandoned, that A. P. Hill'...

We arrived at Sauk Center at 1 o'clock. I wrote to father. Butter, 10c. A poor fence of a fort. SOURCE: Lewis C. Paxson,  Diary of Lew...

Two letters to-day, and two papers, all from home. Seems as if I had been there for a visit. I wonder if my letters give them as much pleasu...

PHILADELPHIA. We were too crowded in the cars to see much, or to do much, coming here. Most of us slept nearly all the way. I did for one, b...

After a very cold night spent in sleeplessness, I arose, determined to have something better to eat than our daily ration of coarse meal and...

Camp near Orange Court House, Va., January 16, 1864. The army is filling up with conscripts, absentees and others, and if we get also the ...

Camp near Orange Court House, Va., January 30, 1864. The weather has been fine recently and there have been some indications of a move. Ye...

This morning we take the train for Bethel, and in about one hour we arrive at this outpost and are conducted to the barracks lately vacated ...

HOSPITAL LIFE. Thus far I have been unable to discover any charms in hospital life. With fair health the active camp is far preferable. Th...

This morning we remain in the shade, having no orders to move. Some of the boys sally forth into the plantations, and it is not long until t...

Mr. A. ——, editor of the ——, recommends the Secretary of War to get Congress to pass, in secret session, a resolution looking to a reconstru...

From the West we have only unreliable reports of movements, etc.; but something definite and decisive must occur shortly. Gen. Lee'...

A dispatch from Gen. Lee shows that he is still falling back (this side the Rapidan), but gradually concentrating his forces. There may be ...

Another unpleasant day. Boys drew some boots. Brought in big pile of butter, bacon, potatoes and oats. Receipted to Union man and Confed. m...

Got up reasonably early, breakfasted and then moved on. Reached Jonesboro near night. Quite a town and many secesh. Girls sang “Bonny Blue ...

Ninth. — Papers of the 6th give me much pleasure. The dashing move of the ram “Queen of the West,” the gallant fight of our soldiers at Cor...

Reports from the West say we lost 3000 and the enemy 6000 men in the battle of the 15th inst, when Pemberton fell back over the Black River...

Got Victor Hugo and finished it. An interesting and profitable work, a few exceptions. Capt. Hayes and A. B. called a little while. Gave th...