The President yesterday made inquiry of me as to the disposition made of Farragut. Informed me that General Canby wanted him to remain at Mo...

Had an interview with Seward, agreeable to the wishes of the President, concerning the order to A. J. Hamilton for bringing out cotton. I pe...

The President came to see me pretty early this morning in relation to the exchange of prisoners. It had troubled him through the night. I wa...

Received mail from Admiral Farragut. Among his dispatches one confidential, inclosing a letter from General Canby, who had received a singul...

CITY POINT, VA , September 12 , 1864 .   Maj. Gen. W. T. SHERMAN, Commanding Military Division of the Mississippi: I send Lieutena...

HEADQUARTERS MILITARY DIVISION OF THE MISSISSIPPI,                   In the Field, Savannah, Ga., January 21 , 1865 . Maj. Gen. GEORGE ...

WAR DEPARTMENT,           Washington, December 7 , 1864 — 10 . 20 a.m. Lieutenant-General GRANT: You remember that when Steele was...

WAR DEPARTMENT,           Washington City, April 27 , 1865 — 9 . 20 a.m. Maj. Gen. GEORGE H. THOMAS, Nashville: The following is a...

Very hot, not very well, Regt recs the following order from Genl Canby dated N. O. May 16, 65 Commandants of Regts. Batteries & Detachm...

Rained very hard during the night, feel much better today & am up most of time, Sanitary Potatoes begin to work — Capt Lacy was out ...

Quite cold during the night, find myself almost too lame to walk when I get up foot swelled badly The co is paid at 10.30 A. M. after which...

About 8.30 hear a boat whistle soon after hear loud cheering at the landing Know the news is good. News soon reaches camp that Genl Taylor ...

A. M. to commissary for stores. The fort is laid out today, & details made to work on it. At noon was detailed for picket to report imm...

Spend most of this day writing have a little difficulty in co. col Mackey orders me to tie one of my men for refusing to clean his gun whic...

Were waked up at daylight & most of the men had made coffee when the Regt. was ordered on board the Gulf Steamer. Genl Banks, Genl Gran...

No marching orders yet this morning & as our teams had all been called for during the night & sent back to the landing for supplies...

The Rebs in front of us fired but little during the night, they shelled our working party at the 6 gun battery close by us from the mortar ...

Paymaster came round and paid off the First Louisiana. Sent letters home and money to have children's pictures taken. Nothing of import...

At 12. last night the Jonnies made a charge out of their forts on the skirmish line, draw it in on the left where the 7th Vermont was stati...

Fine day; lay in camp all day quite a no of the men out to forage, see some Rebs. Capt sent back with detail for rations. Men pull the wago...