Yesterday we made short marches, halting at every good shade to rest. The heat was very oppressive. At Clinton a brigade was sent to meet th...

HEADQUARTERS,           Army before Jackson, July 15 , 1863 — 8 . 30 p.m. GENERAL: Have sent a brigade to Clinton to protect our trains ...

The familiar "Attention, battalion!" was heard from our Colonel, when we marched back upon the same road that had led us to Jacks...

Up early, and on the march to Jackson, as we suppose. I dreamed of my bunk-mate last night. Wonder if his remains will be put where th...

Dr. Kennedy has just passed through, and was within the fortifications last night; brings news which is perhaps reliable, as it was obtaine...

Here we are still, in spite of our expectations. Difficulty on difficulty arose, and an hour before the cars came, it was settled that moth...

Mother has come to me! O how glad I was to see her this morning! And the Georgia project, which I dared not speak of for fear it should be ...

A note just came from mother, telling me that the most awful Yankees were coming to burn Linwood and take Port Hudson, and so this evening ...

We left our bivouac this morning at 8 o'clock and moved forward about fifteen miles. General Liggett's Division was assigned the ad...