The beautiful, pleasant weather continues. It is said Congress passed, last night, in secret session, the bill allowing increased compen...

A dispatch from Gen. Bragg, received today, three miles from Chattanooga, and dated yesterday, says the enemy occupies a strong position, a...

We have nothing further from Charleston, except that Beauregard threatened retaliation (how ?) if Gilmore repeated the offense, against hum...

On the 18th inst. the enemy's battery on the opposite side of the Mississippi River opened on Vicksburg. The damage was not great; but ...

Gen. Lee requests that all dispatches passing between his headquarters and the War Department be in cipher. He says everything of importanc...

It appears from the Northern press that the enemy did make three attempts last week to cross the Rappahannock; but as they advanced toward ...

Agitated and nervous, I turn to my diary to-night as the means of soothing my feelings. We have passed through a fatal thirty-six hours. Ye...

Both Gen. Jackson and Gen. Stuart were in the department to-day. Their commands have preceded them, and must be near Orange C. H. by this t...

richmond , July 18th, 1862. brig.-gen. J. H. Winder. sir : — The passports issued by J. B. Jones from this Department to pass the l...

I am more pleased to-night than I could well express. I have been talking to an old and dear friend, no other than Will Pinckney! His arriv...

The last three days have been most exciting. The enemy on the south side of the river have made heavy demonstrations; their force is perhap...

We have conflicting testimony. Young Wade Hampton, of Joe Johnston's staff, says Hood lost 12,000 men in the battles of the 22d 1 and ...

Oct. 13, 1863. I am sorry to disturb George, — but Mosby is an honourable foe, and should be treated as such. S. and I had various tilt...

No. 2. Report of Maj. John S. Mosby, C. S. Army CULPEPER, August 20 , 1863 . GENERAL: On Tuesday, August 11, I captured a tr...

No clew yet to the spies in office who furnish the Northern press with information. The matter will pass uninvestigated. Such is our indiff...

HEADQUARTERS, Orange, August 18 , 1863 . General STUART, Commanding, &c.: GENERAL: The report of Major Mosby, of 4th instant,...

Mr. Benjamin is a frequent visitor at the department, and is very sociable: some intimations have been thrown out that he aspires to become...

We have taken two prisoners in civilian's dress, Harris and –––, on the field, who came over from Washington in quest of the remains of...

My family are gone. We have moved the department to Mechanics' Hall, which will be known hereafter as the War Department. In an evil ho...

This morning Col. Bledsoe came in with his letters, some fifty in number, looking haggard and worn. It was, indeed, a vast number. But with...