Moved on to Columbia at the junction of the Rivanna and James. Pleasant day — bad roads. Went into camp and sent out forage detail. Got ple...

Six days of freedom and what a sight of hardship, sweetened by kind treatment and the satisfaction of being out from under guard. We travel...

And another day of vicissitudes. We traveled last night about four miles, piloted by a young negro. It was a terrible walk to me; slow and ...

We are now three miles from yesterday's resting place, and near the Miller plantation. Soon as dark last night we went to the negro hut...

To the voters of the Counties of Oswego and Madison. —You nominated me for a seat in Congress, notwithstanding I besought you not to do so....

WASHINGTON, D. C., May 7 , 1863 — 9 . 30 p.m. Major-General HOOKER: Richmond papers of Tuesday received at this Department are fu...

Edward Stowe Hamlin , 1808-1894, of New England parentage; settled in Elyria, Ohio, 1830; prosecuting attorney 1833-35; nominated by Whigs ...

Augusta is a city of 20,000 inhabitants; but its streets being extremely wide, and its houses low, it covers a vast space. No place that I ...

The armies around Richmond remain quiet. Butler is digging the canal at “Dutch Gap,” and Grant is fortifying “Fort Harrison” most vigorousl...

Nothing new in the field. Armies quiet; perhaps preparing for dreadful work. I got a note last night from J. P., written with a pencil. He ...

Camp Near Conrad's Ferry , October 25, Friday Evening. I shall try to send you some, pictures, though I am too tired to-night for...

Gen. T. J. Jackson has destroyed a principal dam on the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal. That will give the enemy abundance of trouble. This Gen....

“ The Briars ,” — Sadly negligent of my diary lately. Nothing new has occurred. We pleasantly pursue the even tenor of our way, but are no...

Winchester – Mr.____ and myself have been here for three weeks, with Dr. S. and our dear niece. Jackson's Brigade still near, which gi...

The Third Brigade got orders to drill four hours today. Three transports went up the river today. The water in the lake is rapidly rising s...

The Eleventh Iowa turned their old Sibley tents over to the quartermaster and drew wedge tents in their stead. They finished cutting the le...

Being off duty I got a pass this afternoon and went to town. The quartermaster drew wedge tents for the regiment and clothing for some of t...

We had another all night rain, which again stopped work on the canal. We moved our tents a little distance, to get out of the mud, going on...

A heavy rain all night stopped our digging for a time, and the fatigue party did not begin work on the canal until 1 o'clock in the aft...

WASHINGTON, May 15. SENATE. – Mr. Wade presented petitions in favor of confiscation. Mr. Grimes presented a petition for a ship can...