(Private) New Orleans , January 26th, 1863. Dear Sir : The situation is the same as when I last wrote. There is no movement of troops...

(Private) New Orleans , January 8th, 1863. Dear Sir : A disaster has occurred at Galveston, similar to that near Fortress Monroe when...

(Private) New Orleans , December 17th. Dear Sir : Gen. Banks and staff arrived here on the evening of Sunday the 14th, and he assumed...

(Unofficial) New Orleans , December 10th, 1862. Dear Sir : I send this letter by Mr. Flanders who leaves to-day for Washington, and s...

(Private and Unofficial) New Orleans , Sept. 24th, 1862. Dear Sir : Your kind letter of the 8th. inst. reached me yesterday. I show...

Private Astor House 24 Sep. 61. My Dear Mr. Fox, I closed up things yesterday at Philad a — where Turner is doing remarkably well;...

Had a brief talk to-day with Chase on financial matters. He seems embarrassed how to proceed, but, being fertile in resources, listening to...

My time has been so occupied that I was unable to note down daily current events, which, however, have not been of special importance. It h...

WAR DEPARTMENT, Washington City, D C., April 27 , 1862 . CHARLES ELLET, Jr., Pittsburg, Pa.: We have certain intelligence that ...

But little additional intelligence from Rosecrans and the South. We have information of a failure on our part at Sabine Pass, where an att...

A battle was fought on Saturday near Chattanooga and resumed yesterday. Am apprehensive our troops have suffered and perhaps are in danger....

Exceedingly busy in bringing up and disposing of matters which accumulated during my absence. Admiral Farragut and a few friends to dine wi...

I left Washington on the 31st ult. on an official visit to the several navy yards. Have a good report of affairs during my absence. Met th...

Admiral Farragut has arrived in New York and telegraphs me he will report in person when I direct. I congratulated him on his safe return b...

Navy Department, 9 June, 1863. Sir, In acknowledging the receipt of the copy of despatch No. 51, from the Vice Consul at Havana, tr...

Near Corinth, Miss., May 19 ,1862. Our regiment now is acting as a kind of rear guard for Pope's division. The enemy's cavalry ...

There was a special Cabinet-meeting at 9 A.M. on the subject of A. H. Stephens's mission. Seward came prepared with a brief telegram, w...

No decisive news from Vicksburg. The public mind is uneasy at the delay, yet I am glad to see blame attaches to no one because the place wa...

Received a long dispatch from Admiral Porter at Haines Bluff, Yazoo River, giving details of successful fights and operations for several p...

No reports from Charleston. Am in hopes that side issues and by-play on the Mississippi are about over and that there will be some concentr...