Left Cairo on the Steamer Illinois. The Gun Boats 5 in number and 4 mortars taking the lead for Columbus, at which place we arrived at about...

Head Quarters, Camp Columbus Ky. . . . Sunday morning. Weather pleasant with some indications of rain. Co. inspection on the Co. Parade grou...

Weather cool & cloudy much rejoicing over the victory gained at Ft. Henry Our success in that section we think decides the fate of Colum...

At day break we loosed cable & started. 1½ Oc we got to Cairo reported & I had a good chat with my old neighbours Genl Tuttle 1 ...

It has rained all day. Snow all gone and mud again much to the disappointment of all. We heard this morning of the death of the gallant Genl...

No. 1. Reports of Brig. Gen. U. S. Grant, U. S. Army, commanding District of Southeast Missouri, and including operations against Thompson...

No. 5. Report of Col. Napoleon B. Buford, Twenty-seventh Illinois Infantry. HDQRS. TWENTY-SEVENTH REG'T ILL. VOLS.,           Cairo, N...

Camp Cairo Illinois. . . . no Drill this morning. At day light  the  fleet once more get under way and in Co. with the 2 Gun Boats Lexington...

Late last night, Mr. Newton 4 came in to tell me that the Prest had just reed, a telegram to the effect that Columbus was evacuated. 5 Thi...

Weather fine & pleasant,—with indications of rain Duties of the morning as usual—much rejoicing through out the camp—though no open demo...

morning duties performed as usual Lt Allen Officer of the Guard to day. Weather pleasant but showery.—nothing of importance but drilling. Wa...

Camp McClernand Cairo Ills.   The 48 of our camp, detailed as patrol last night returned this morning at 5½ O'clock Roll call as usual. ...

Rumors are circulating that we are to be ordered away from here. I am glad of it as I like to be kept active. Still this garrison duty is ne...

COLUMBUS, KENTUCKY.   Last Tuesday we received marching orders from Paducah. Wednesday morning about 4 o'clock Co. A with some fifty sic...

On the afternoon of October 23rd we left Columbus by boat on an expedition, destination unknown until we reached New Madrid, Missouri. The f...

HEADQUARTERS RIFLE BRIGADE,           Knoxville, Tenn., December 9, 1861. Maj. Gen. G. B. CRITTENDEN, Knoxville: SIR: I have the honor he...

RICHMOND, September 13, 1861. Governor HARRIS, Nashville, Tenn.: Movement to Columbus was reported to me as a defensive measure, rendered...

CLARKSVILLE, September 15, 1861. His Excellency JEFFERSON DAVIS, Richmond, Va.: I am just from Nashville, where some dissatisfaction pre...

MEMPHIS, TENN., June 10, 1863. Lieut. Col. JOHN A. RAWLINS, Assistant Adjutant-General: COLONEL: I have received to-day one letter from Ca...

To-day a rebel gunboat steamed up from Columbus and fired a few shots into Fort Holt. Our big gun below the camp of the Twenty-eighth Illin...