Of course I have not the time and space to give an account of the passing of the forts as it was described in the papers at that time and a...

Last night about one o'clock I was wakened and told that mother and Miriam had come. Oh, how glad I was! I tumbled out of bed half asle...

Fredericksburg Permanently Occupied. Treasonable Organization at Dubuque. THE ENEMY DEFEATED AT WILLIAMSBURG. PARTICULARS OF TH...

NEW YORK, May 7. The steamer Columbia has arrived from Havana, the 3d. The gun boat Daniel Smith arrived at Havana on the 30th, fro...

We are not aware that any authentic report has been published of the number of rebels killed during the siege at Forts Jackson and St. Phil...

NEW MADRID, April 4. – A severe storm passed over camp this forenoon, and during its continuance we heard nothing of artillery practice at ...

WASHINGTON, May 24, 1862. The following interesting letter from Com. Porter to Senator Grimes of Iowa furnishes valuable information concer...

The following incidents of the fight, from the correspondence of the Boston Journal, are very interesting: CUTTING THE CHAIN ACROSS THE RI...

We are at last authoritatively informed that this large and flourishing commercial emporium of the South has fallen into the hands of the Ya...

U. S. FLAG SHIP HARTFORD OFF THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, April 25, 1862 DEAR SIR – In the excitement of the last few days you must not be surp...

FURTHER NEWS via HAVANA. NEW YORK, May 7. – The steamer Columbia arrived from Havana, on the 3d. The gunboat Dan’l Smith arrived at Havana ...

OFF FT. PILLOW, April 19. – Enemy’s gunboats have laid behind Crag Head point for two or three nights past, fearing an attempt on our part t...

FORT PILLOW, April 22. – The Rain has ceased and the sun shines for the first time in a week. For three days not a gun has been heard in thi...