NINE MILES SOUTH OF LA FAYETTE, GA. ,           October 15 , 1864 . (Via Selma 17 th.) Hon. JAMES A. SEDDON,           Secretary of ...

Sunshine and showers. The battle yesterday decided nothing, that I am aware of. We captured 1000 prisoners, stormed some of their intren...

A cold, windy day, with sunshine and clouds. It is rumored that Grant's army is in motion, and the great battle is eagerly looked for....

Cool, bright, but windy and dusty. Dispatches announce heavy skirmishing in the vicinity of Dalton —and Gen. Johnston's army was in li...

HDQRS. MILITARY DIVISION OF THE MISSISSIPPI,                         In the Field, Kingston, Ga., November 6 , 1864 . Lieut. Gen. U.S. ...

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

This morning the ground is frozen hard. There was no battle yesterday, only heavy skirmishing. Both armies were drawn up in line of battle,...

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...

Kingston, Cass County, Ga., May 19, 1864, 5 p. m. The artillery has been working all day, but have not heard how much of a fight. That ...

May 16, 1864, 6 p. m. The old story — the Rebels evacuated last night. They made two or three big feints of attacking during the night,...

Fifteen miles southwest of Dalton, May 8, 1864. We traveled to-day over a better country than I have seen for five months; the Yanks we...

May 9, 1864. Yesterday we traveled southeast, crossing six or seven ridges, one or two of which were quite high. Taylor's was the h...

Between Chattanooga and Rossville, May 5, 1864. It has been a very warm day, and the 16 miles between 8 a, m. and 4 p. m. counts a hard...

Camp at "Gordon's Mills," Ga., May 6, 1864. We lay in camp on Chattanooga creek, two and one-fourth miles this side of Ch...

Scottsboro, Ala., April 30th, '64. You know we have been under marching orders for several days. At dress parade this evening order...

Scottsboro, Ala., March 6, 1864. By marching 21 miles on the railroad ties we reached “home” yesterday, after an absence of 24 days, in...

Orders to march at 4 o'clock. Got up in time for breakfast. Today our forces seem to abandon Brandy Station, and the railroad. Most of ...

Had a funny dream last night. Thought the rebels were so hard up for mules that they hitched up a couple of grayback lice to draw in the br...

. . . . The President came loafing in as it grew late and talked about the reception which his Hodges letter had met with. He seemed rather...