Another night cramped up on the cars; another night of painful nipping at napping amidst the roar, the heat and jogging of the train. Everyb...

A good work designed to remedy somewhat the unwholesomeness of the place, began today. A squad of men are furnished spades, hand barrows, wh...

Owing to wet clothing and a chill I could not sleep. Before day I was watching the country. At sunrise we were alongside the Little Roanoke ...

It is now between two and three months since our regiment went into camp. We have had nearly three hundred cases of measles, with about as m...

December 29th, 1862. As I was sitting by my cosy fire last evening—for we have evenings here, long, dreary ones—thinking of past events an...

On the 19th of June, 1861, the 5th Regiment of Wisconsin Vols., being partially organized, went into camp at Madison, Wis. Here it remained ...

HEADQUARTERS FIFTEENTH ARMY CORPS,           Walnut Hill, June 2, 1863. Major-General GRANT,           Present: DEAR GENERAL: I would most...

Monterey Ten. May 4th 1862 D EAR J ULIA , Olando Ross has just arrived bringing a letter for me from you and also one from father. Th...

Sent word to Battese by a convalescent who is being sent to the large prison, that I am getting well. Would like to see him. Am feeling be...

When I awoke this morning and, gazing out of my little window on the regiments parading on the level below me, after an arduous struggle to...

My son Custis stayed out all night, sleeping on his arms in the farthest intrenchments. A little beyond, there was a skirmish with the enem...

A rainy, unpleasant day, such as they say Englishmen commit suicide in. Melancholy. Kept pretty close to the tent. Read Independent of May ...

Another hot sultry day. Flies swarm about the commissary by thousands — a continual fight to keep them off. Got some lemons for Henry and s...

After breakfast and morning work issued rations — beef —   at daylight. Felt rather tired after the work. Cleaned a carbine I had used for ...

Went down to H Co. after morning work and played chess. Beat Capt. N. three times and John Devlin four times. Cleaned up my revolvers. Col....

Took our horses out. Issued beef. Cleaned up and went over to town. Col. Abbey bought me a good woolen hat. John Ritter moved over to town...

Dr Lewis is very bad off with the scurvy and diarrhea. We don't think he can stand it much longer, but make out to him that he will sti...

We have stopped wondering at suffering or being surprised at anything. Can't do the subject justice and so don't try. Walk around c...

Bird's Point , October 27, 1861. I haven't written for a full week because I really had nothing to write and in fact I have not...

I am very much encouraged by my condition the last few days, very little pain, no diarrhoea. SOURCE: Francis Winthrop Palfrey,  Memo...