Heard preaching of Mr. Harper, Thirteenth, on the hill in front of [the] Thirty-sixth; so-so. Fine day. At night news that Grant had crosse...

GENERAL FIELD ORDERS No. 16. HDQRS. DEPARTMENT AND ARMY OF THE TENNESSEE, East Point, Ga., September 10 , 1864 . It is with pride...

May 28, 1864, 9 a. m. Still in rifle pits. We have been treated to a terrific storm of shells, spherical case, and solid shot. The batt...

May 29, 1864, 4 p. m. Have been in the rifle pits all day. We're now expecting a charge from the Rebels, that is, our division com...

Monday, May 30, 1864. At dark last night I was put in charge of our brigade skirmish line of four companies; by 9:30 I had everything a...

Near Dallas, Ga., May 27, 1864, 8 a. m. There has been some very heavy fighting on our left this morning, and everywhere along the line...

Pumpkin Vine Creek, near Dallas, Ga., May 26, 1864, 8 a. m. We did not make more than seven or eight miles yesterday, on account of s...

May 24, 1864. Short march to-day — because it is a full day's march from here to water. At Van Wirt we turned east on the Atlanta r...

Kingston, Ga ., May 31, 1864. My last letter was written from Cassville, and sent by Colonel Coggswell. On the 23rd the whole army mad...

Left Dallas this morning, marched ten miles, and went into camp near Lost mountain. I went out with a foraging party from our regiment. We ...

Still raining. Our march today covered sixteen miles and the troops are very much fatigued. We camped for the night in Dallas, Georgia, one...

We started back early this morning for Marietta and arrived in camp about noon. I was sent out on picket duty this afternoon. The entire Fi...

IN THE FIELD, SUMMERVILLE, Geo., October 19, 1864. . . . Hood is afraid to fight me in open ground and therefore he tries to break up t...

KINGSTON, GEO., May 22, 1864. To-morrow we start again for Atlanta. I would like to go back and give you a connected narrative of event...