Part of the truth relating to the story of yesterday's fight has come to light. The fact is, these "great fights," "great...

We started early this morning by the northerly road; we "fell in "regularly enough, but it was not long before we took the "r...

Saw Darnell, of my company, to-day. He was just from the front. He brings us very bad news. Our General Daniels was killed, which is certain...

We laid on the battlefield of the first day, this the fourth day of July. No fighting to-day, but we are burying the dead. They have been ly...

We are resting, and, goodness knows, we need it very much. I sold my coat for twenty dollars and a gray jacket. We lost in the last fight in...

Raining and cold. Horrible for the troops in the trenches ! The battle, yesterday (on this side of the river), was an attempt of Gen. Lee ...

No. 221. Report of Capt. Henry Bundy, Thirteenth Battery New York Light Artillery, HDQRS. THIRTEENTH NEW YORK INDEPENDENT BATTERY,          ...

HERRON'S HEADQUARTERS, June 24 , 1863 . We had a sharp little skirmish this evening while moving farther, but succeeded in gaining th...

ON THE SICK LIST. Since the affair over on the railroad, I have been on the sick list and have suffered severely with chills and fever and...

Showers and sunshine. It is believed Grant has lost 40,000 within the last week! To-day there has been more or less cannonading along the ...

Showers and sunshine, the first preponderating. Our killed and wounded in Beauregard's battle amount to some 1500. The enemy lost 1000...

CAMP NEAR STRASBURG, VIRGINIA, October 15, 1864. Dear Mother:— We have remained quiet in camp during this week with the exception of one a...

Three miles from Columbia, February 15th. A rather lively day. We started the Johnnies right by our camp. Our brigade in advance of the co...

WOODSTOCK, VIRGINIA, September 23, 1864. DEAREST:- We fought the enemy again (yesterday] at Fisher's Hill near Strasburg. They had for...

CAMP NEAR BERRYVILLE, September 4, (1864).  Sunday evening.  DEAREST:— We had one of the fiercest fights yesterday I was ever in. It was bet...

Rebels attacked our picket line and drove it after a brisk skirmish. (The) Twenty-third and Thirty-sixth supporting soon check the Rebels. O...

Before Savannah,  December 15, 1864.  First mail goes in 15 minutes. Our ad Division charged and took Fort McAlister, at sunset, the 13th—19...

Rebels attacked our picket line and drove it after a brisk skirmish. (The) Twenty-third and Thirty-sixth supporting soon check the Rebels. O...

CAMP NEAR SHARPSBURG, MARYLAND, Tuesday evening, July 26, 1864.  DEAREST: — We reached here today after two nights and one day of pretty sev...

Oh! what a terrible scene does Shiloh's field present this morning. It is a scene of death; its victims lay everywhere. The blood of abo...