Were aroused early this morning with the word the Yankees are in Nolensville. Went up at double quick and found them there. Fought them ther...

Rained all night; spitting snow this morning. Although Gen. Bragg announces that the enemy's fleet has disappeared off Wilmington, still...

Field Infirmary, near Petersburg, Va.,           June 24, 1864. When I wrote to you two days ago I said appearances indicated that we were...

Cloudy; rained last night. 2 P.M.—Cold, and prospects of snow. The news of Early's disaster, and loss of artillery at Strasburg, is co...

Bright and frosty. From the United States papers we learn that a great victory is claimed over Gen. Early, with the capture of forty-three...

A bright and glorious day—above. All was quiet yesterday below, indicating that the enemy suffered severely in the last assault on our lin...

Camp near Richmond, Va.,           June 29, 1862. I was correct in my last letter to you when I predicted that the great battle had commen...

DUNN'S HILL, September 20 , 1864 . General Early reports that on the morning of the 19th the enemy advanced on Winchester near which ...

Raining alternate hours and warm. Had a chill this morning, and afterward several spells of blindness, from rushes of blood to the head. Cam...

NEW CREEK, WEST VIRGINIA, April 12, 1865. DEAR UNCLE:— I am just beginning to fully realize and enjoy our great victories. I am more glad ...

No. 227. Reports of Col. William P. Lyon, Thirteenth Wisconsin Infantry, of operations December 19-21 and 31, 1864. HDQRS. MEMPHIS AND CHARL...

Hot and dry until 4 P.M. Gust, and 15 minutes' rain. Good for turnips. Forts Gaines and Powell are lost—the latter blown up. Gen. Maur...

No. 223. Report of Col. Thomas C. Boone, One hundred and fifteenth Ohio Infantry, of operations December 2-5, 1864. HDQRS. 115TH REGIMENT OH...

Sheridan whips Early near Staunton, takes eleven cannon and over one thousand prisoners. "The boy Jube ran away from the subscribers.&q...

The enemy achieved a small success in the vicinity of Winchester on the 22d, which will be duly magnified by the Northern papers into a bril...

Clear, but a smoky atmosphere, like Indian summer. A dispatch was received to-day at m. from Gen. Hood, dated last night at 10 o'clock...

It rained all night! Cloudy and windy to-day. Gen. Hood corrects his dispatch of Saturday; we captured only 13 guns; but we captured some ...

NEAR ATLANTA, July 22, 1864—10.30 p.m. Hon. J. A. SEDDON, Richmond: The army shifted its position last night, fronting Peach Tree Creek, a...

Head Quarters, Dept. of the T[en] Near Vicksburg, July 4th 1863, Spl. Orders, No 180 II II 1 Immediately On the surrender of the City ...

SPECIAL ORDERS, No. 180.} HDQRS. DEPT. OF THE TENNESSEE,           Near Vicksburg, Miss., July 4, 1863. I. On the surrender of Vicksburg, M...