Saw the new moon over my right shoulder. Thar! "Thinking of absent wife and boys will blanch a faithful cheek.” God bless the dear ones...

Marched fifteen miles to Cedar Creek (near Strasburg). Early badly beaten yesterday; twenty-six hundred prisoners taken, swords, guns, and f...

In camp at Cedar Creek. Crook's troops concealed in woods. Rebels in a strong position on Fisher's Hill beyond Strasburg with strong...

Have remained quietly in camp to-day; skirmishing and artillery firing along the line this afternoon; warm, but cooler than yesterday; army...

We are rejoicing over the defeat of Early, and Sheridan's great victory. We are also happy over the part our corps, the 8th under Crook...

This morning finds us still in line near Cedar Creek. Not much firing along the skirmish line. Sometimes both sides seem to get tired of t...

This morning finds us at Winchester after an all night's march. The night was hot. Did not have the hot sun beating down upon us. The r...

This morning finds us still in line near Cedar Creek, and skirmish firing continues, but we are reminded that every battle kills a soldier,...

When near the enemy we are always routed out very early in the morning before daylight, in line to guard against a surprise. A hot dry morn...

Oct. 17th, Same Camp . Good-morning. Such a night's sleep as I had — ten hours strong — only interrupted a few minutes at reveille,...

When near the enemy we are always routed out very early in the morning before daylight, in line to guard against a surprise. A hot dry morn...

This morning finds us still in line near Cedar Creek, and skirmish firing continues, but we are reminded that every battle kills a soldier,...

December 13, 1864 As the Rebels have known the fact for some time, and as the newspapers have hinted at it in unmistakable terms, I con...

November 16, 1864 They have made Sheridan a Major-General in the Regular Army. I think he deserves it for that remarkable battle of Ced...

SECOND COLONEL, TWENTY-EIGHTH INFANTRY. John Connell is a Scotchman by birth. Scotland has two sons, who have been honored with colonel'...

TWENTY-FOURTH INFANTRY. Eber C. Byam was born in Canada West, in the year 1826. All that I know of him prior to entering the service is, he ...

SECOND COLONEL, TWENTY-SECOND INFANTRY. Harvey Graham was born in the year 1827, in the State of Pennsylvania. He is an old resident of Iowa...