Bright and pleasant. Stayed with my next door neighbors at their request last night—all females. It was quiet; and so far the United State...

Yesterday we received orders to move this morning at daylight. We will join the right section of our battery, from which we have been separa...

Contrary to my expectations, we embarked at midnight on the steamer "William Allison," taking our guns and men, sending our horses...

Very little intelligence received from the armies to-day. The President still at City Point, or its vicinity, holding interviews with the ge...

WE LEAVE YORKTOWN. On the afternoon of the 4th we went aboard the boats and dropped anchor at Fortress Monroe at dusk. The next morning we...

THOMAS THOMPSON ECKERT, President of the Western Union Telegraph Company, New York, was born April 23, 1825, in St. Clairsville, Ohio. He l...

H.Q. Cav'y Escort, A. of P.                  Before Petersburg, August 27, 1864 *           *           *           *           * ...

CITY POINT, March 25 , 1865 — 8 . 30 a.m. (Received 10 . 20 a.m.) Hon. SECRETARY OF WAR: Arrived here all safe about 9 p.m. yest...

Admiral Lee sends me a confidential dispatch and also a communication to him from General Butler. On the latter Fox has made a proper indor...

Rode all night with paroled prisoners — Yankees. Cold. Reached City Point at 8 A. M. Got ready to leave on the mail boat at 10 A. M. Boat l...

Brigade marched at sunrise. Relieved by 2nd Div. Reached City Point before noon. 18th P. V. embarked for Washington. 2nd Ohio went to Landi...

Transferred forge to 3rd Jersey. Thede and I rode to City Point. Bigelow and we took dinner with John. Pleasant time. Visited Capt. Dorsey....

Rode to City Point with John. Visited the hospitals of 5th Corps with him. Good time. Enjoyed it much. Saw Hamilton. Surg. N. Y. Regt. Eyes...

Rations of forage and commissary. Marched about 8. Went by the 9th Corps. Maj. Seward, Meeks, Thede and I rode over to Wilcox's Div. an...

Went to City Point with Kelly. Had a real good visit with Brother John. Seemed splendid to see him. Got back to the corps about dusk. Visit...

Batteries Wagner and Gregg and Fort Sumter have been evacuated! But this is not yet the capture of Charleston. Gen. Beauregard telegraphed ...

OFFICE U. S. MILITARY TELEGRAPH. Cipher Headquarters Armies of the US The following Telegram received City Point Apr 5 1865 From Wa...

AIKEN'S LANDING, April 5 , 1865 — 11 . 30 a.m.    (Received 2 p.m.) Hon. EDWIN M. STANTON, Secretary of War: Little is kno...

The intelligence of the capture of Harrisburg and York, Pa., is so far confirmed as to be admitted by the officers of the Federal flag of t...

It's rumored we are to move camp in a day or two; wish they would allow us to stay here; had monthly inspection at 3 o'clock p. m.;...