SHERWOOD FOREST, VA., April 18, 1861. By my last letter from the President the convention was sitting with closed doors. The vote was prob...

SHERWOOD FOREST, May 4, 1861. If we find it best not to stay here, for health or other reasons, we will all go into the mountains. What wi...

Another morning of blue skies and glorious sunshine. Sherman is reported to be marching northward, and to have progressed one-third of the w...

Another bright and glorious morning. Charleston fell on Thursday night last. A large number of heavy guns fell into the hands of the enemy...

Raining; the most inclement February for years. It is stated that Gen. J. E. Johnston has been replaced in command of the army in front of...

Raining. There are more rumors of the evacuation of Wilmington and even Petersburg. No doubt that stores, etc. are leaving Petersburg; but...

We are under marching orders again—ready to move at a minute's notice. The Ninth Army Corps is detached from the Army of the Potomac and...

(Waiting at the depot). Going as usual to the department this morning, I found orders had been issued for our immediate removal to Richmond....

Clear and cold. No news—that is bad news. Nothing has transpired officially of the events and details near Wilmington, but there is a rumor,...

Notwithstanding the alleged ceaseless vigilance of the Yankee navy in watching blockade-runners on the Atlantic and Gulf Coast of the Confed...

BROWN'S HOTEL, WASHINGTON, February 13, 1861. I have a moment to myself just before tea, and I may have time to write you in haste som...

TWO O'CLOCK P. M., February 20, 1861. MY DEAR SIR: I have this moment received a telegram from Charleston. The Governor says: Received...

BROWN'S HOTEL, February 24, 1861. MY DEAR SIR: I think you may rely upon tranquillity at the South. Since you left me I have made part...

AUGUSTA, December 13, 1864. Col. JOHN B. SALE: I go to Charleston to-morrow to see General Beauregard, at his request. He has assigned me...

CHARLESTON, December 15, 1864. Col. JOHN B. SALE,           Military Secretary, Richmond: My services not being longer needed in this dep...

A brighter morning, cool and clear. The President was at work yesterday. He and the Secretary and Gen. Cooper put their heads together to ma...

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

November 3. The guns at Charleston have kept up a great booming all through the day; more constant and frequent than since those memorable...

Clear, and warm as summer. No fires. It is reported that Gen. Hood is still marching North, and is near Nashville. The following telegra...

CAMP SAXTON, BEAUFORT, S. C., April 2, 1863. Evening. Such is the management here that my notes no longer date from satisfactory advance p...