Battery in camp near Poolesville; we, the centre section, on picket at Conrad's Ferry. Our picket duty, at this place, has been a very p...

Nothing of any consequence happened. Camp wore a wintry aspect. The time was mostly occupied in building stables for the horses. Colonel Tom...

Batteries A and B were ordered to report near Conrad's Ferry, where we arrived before sunrise, it being only five miles from our camp. W...

Battle of Ball's Bluff. Gen. Stone crossed the Potomac near Conrad's Ferry, across Harrison's Island, with Col. Baker's brig...

Lancaster O. April 9th 1862 Yesterday, my dearest Cump, I received your letter of the 3rd inst. I feel uneasy about your having the com...

POOLESVILLE, MD., December 23, 1861. Hon . CHARLES SUMNER, U. S. SENATE — Sir: — If the National Intelligencer newspaper of the —th in...

Some days ago I called the attention of the Senate to abuses in Missouri with reference to fugitive slaves. Since then I have received a g...

Cabinet Council Present all. Capt Cravens 11 U. S. N. commanding Flotilla in the Potomac, reports great progress made by the rebels wit...

. . . . The night of the 1st November we went over to McClellan’s. The General was there and read us his General Order in regard to Stone’s...

We went over to Seward's to-night and found Chandler and Wade there. They had been talking to Seward to get up a battle, saying that on...

This has been a heavy day. Last night Col. Baker was killed at Leesburg at the head of his Brigade. McClellan and the President talked sadl...

Head-quarters of the Army of the Potomac , September 12, 1861 I have telegraphed to you inquiring about heavy guns, and of what calib...

Camp Near Conrad's Ferry , October 24, 1861, Thursday Morning. The violation of every rule and maxim of military law, the exactio...

pleasant Hill , October 21, 1861, 7 o'clock, p. m . Camp near Darnestown, for the last time! I have just time to write you a wor...

Pleasant Hill, Camp Near Darnestown, September 15, 1861, Sunday. At regular intervals I am prompted to my pen, rather by the desire t...

Washington, D. C , December 5, 1862. To his Excellency, John A. Andrew, Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Governor:...

Camp Benton, Saturday Night, October 25, 1861. My Dear Mother , — . . . . I have not had time or heart to write you, who had such goo...

Camp Benton, October 23, 1861. To Gen. Stone , Commanding Corps of Observation: — General , — I have to report that one hundred me...

Camp Near Conrad's Ferry, Md., October 24, 1861. My last letter left off rather abruptly, and as a series of exciting events has ...