FORT MOULTRIE, S.C., Jan. 19, 1844. My Dear  Brother : It was about the middle of November, and on one of those mornings so peculiar to yo...

FORT MOULTRIE, S.C., Jan. 4, 1846. My Dear  Brother : I had to go to North Carolina on a wedding tour at Christmas time, and as soon as I...

BEAUREGARD, PIERRE GUSTAVE TOUTANT (bō-re-gär'), an American military officer, born in St. Martin's parish, La., May 28, 1818; was g...

Mr Thompson has resigned and another day has passed in the greatest anxiety of all classes to hear from Charleston, but there is no news fro...

The weather is a little colder tonight, just freezing. Exciting news from Charleston. The Steamer “Star of the West” with troops to reinforc...

This has been a warm and pleasant day, but the streets and crossings very muddy. No particular news is afloat but all classes are looking to...

This evening with Mr. Ruggles to Dr. Gilman’s, Thirteenth Street, to meet sundry of the professors of our Medical College and consider wheth...

We managed to get clear of the Roanoke river some time in the night, but ran aground in the Sound at noon, thinking we were opposite Roanoke...

Col. Forney is particularly down on the New England delegations at Charleston. The following is from his “Occasional” correspondence: “Of ...

COLUMBUS, December 27.—The vague dispatches received her in relation to the Charleston forts, have thrown the people into great excitement.—...

Maj. ROBERT ANDERSON, U. S. A., has achieved the unenviable distinction of opening civil war between American citizens by an act of gross br...

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,...