After breakfast and morning work issued rations — beef —   at daylight. Felt rather tired after the work. Cleaned a carbine I had used for ...

Point Pleasant, Mo., March 24, 1862. It's only 9 a. m., and didn’t get to bed until 2 this morning, so if I do not talk rational ...

Tabor, Fremont County, Iowa , Oct. I, 1857. F. B. Sanborn , Concord, Mass. My Dear Sir , — Two days since I received your very kind l...

Up and off as early as usual. I carried a carbine and rode as usual in the ranks. Saw a large flock of wild turkeys. Advance ran after thre...

Still southwest to Rhea's Mills ten miles and then breakfast — fresh beef and no salt. Col. Philips here two nights before, two of his ...