ATLANTA, GA., Nov. 7th, 1864. The last train for the North leaves here to-morrow morning. Our soldiers are scattered along the railroad a ...

HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF MISSISSIPPI,           VICKSBURG, MISS., August 27, 1865. MY DEAR GENERAL: Your favor of the twenty-second has...

LANCASTER, O., Sept. 7, 1860. DEAR BOYD: I am still here, but already a little tired at "nothing to do” and therefore for want of bet...

I RECEIVE AN APPOINTMENT. The ward next me on the left is a colored one, and contains from 60 to 80 men, according to recruits and drafts....

NED CARTER THE BLACKSMITH. When I first came here I was pretty well used up, but thanks to my friends, Garland of company C and Wheelock a...

 I REJOIN MY REGIMENT. About a week ago my brigade, Gen. Stannard commanding, left the trenches and was ordered into camp at Cobb's Hi...

GUERILLA HUNTING. The country above here and that part of it lying between the Suffolk and James rivers is a good deal infected with guerr...

GUARD DUTY. Our guard duty is just outside the town. There are three stations: one on the south side next the asylum, one at the college o...

PICKET DUTY. I fear I was not appreciated on the fort, as I was superseded after my first day's effort and have since been assigned to...

CHURCH SERVICE. Church service today for the first time in several weeks; we occupied the Methodist church. Chaplain James discoursed on n...

February 16, 1865, 7 a. m. The Johnnies shelled our bivouac all night, but hurt no one, but induced us to extinguish our fires, and killed...

The boys of the 20th left at Vicksburg joined our regiment to-day. We were very anxious to hear how the siege was progressing, and, to our s...

THE TARBORO MARCH. On the morning of Oct. 30, Major Pickett, with six companies (the other four being on picket up the Trent road), left N...

AN EXCURSION.  Companies C and B, together with Capt. Schenck's New York battery company as infantry, returned yesterday afternoon fro...

CELEBRATING THE FOURTH OF JULY.  The Fourth was celebrated with salutes from the forts, batteries and gunboats, morning, noon and night. T...

COMPANY DRILLS.  The colonel, thinking that guard duty and dress parades are not quite exercise enough for us, has ordered company drills ...

West bank of Ogeechee River, eight miles south of Millen,  December 2, 1864.  Recrossed the river this morning and, joining the brigade, mad...

DARKIES. There are swarms of negroes here. They are of all sexes, ages, sizes and conditions. They sit along the streets and fences, st...

We were aroused by the bugle call, and in a few minutes on the march again. Halted at noon on a large plantation. This is a capital place to...

Our canteens are again filled with the contraband water, so we shall be all right today as far as that is concerned. Some of the boys made a...