No. 220. Report of Lieut. Col. Alfred Reed, Twelfth Indiana Cavalry, of operations December 7, 1864. HEADQUARTERS TWELFTH INDIANA CAVALRY,  ...

Before noon the steamer hauled along-side a stationary hulk at Baton Rouge, which once “walked the waters” by the aid of machinery, but whi...

Early in the morning before sunrise the First Louisiana was ordered into line of battle. Companies B, H, and E, were ordered “as skirmisher...

Passed the sawmill early in morning where we took on boards. Passed a large cotton field below it. Boilers protected by house logs. Preachi...

Exhausted as I was, I managed to sleep wonderfully well last night. We breakfasted at a place called Hallettsville at 7 A.M., and changed c...

We crossed the river Guadalupe at 5 A.M., and got a change of horses. We got a very fair breakfast at Seguin at 7 A.M., which was beginn...

Pope's Plantation, St. Helena Island , April 21, 1862. You do not know what perfect delight your letter gave me, when I got it afte...

The church is a long way off, only available by a boat and then a drive in a carriage. In the morning a child brings in my water and boots ...

Mrs. Trescot, it seems, spent part of her night in attendance on a young gentleman of color, who was introduced into the world in a state o...