Meeting to-day. Chaplain Parker preached. He asked those who would stop swearing to hold up their hands, and so far as I could see every han...

PHILADELPHIA. We were too crowded in the cars to see much, or to do much, coming here. Most of us slept nearly all the way. I did for one, b...

Snowed last night three inches. Clear and cold this morning; ground frozen. Had a dream last night—that meeting a few men in my wood and c...

Five miles north of Laurenburg, N. C., Laurel Hill, March 8, 1865. One hundred and twelve miles of steady rain, and the best country since w...

CAMP NEAR SUMMIT POINT, VIRGINIA, September 13, 1864. DEAREST: - We have had heavy fall rains and are now having windy, cold fall weather....

A cool morning. Up betimes. Dreamed till nervous about F. Would that I could reasonably get this subject out of my mind. God guide me. Ther...

Relieved by the 2nd N. Y. about noon. Returned to camp near W. House. Drew rations and forage. Inspection of horses. Estimates for clothing...

Clear and beautiful day. Warm. Cleaned up. Went to the landing. Could find nothing which I wanted. Rained. Papers of the 20th received. Eve...

Sun shines out in its fullness. Dreamed of being at home last night. It was Sunday and I at church. Mail came. Glorious news. A child born,...

Got horses shod. Cloudy. Saw F. again in my dreams. I wish I could be rid of this thought about such things. Could never live at home. Am b...

All quiet. Relieved in P. M. Raw cold day. Dreamed of F. last night. Grief of soul. SOURCE: Frances Andrews Tenney,  War Diary Of Lu...

Regt. saddled and moved out into position at 2 o'clock. After breakfast went out to Regt. awhile. Very hot. Firing commenced at dayligh...

Letters from home yesterday. Read the “Life of Capt. Hurley Vicars” in the morning. Tom and Thede went to town to see Dan. P. M. went out t...

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...

I have just woke up from a two hours' sleep that had more dreams than all the sleeping I ever did before. I dreamed everything from bei...

To my unspeakable surprise, I waked up this morning and found myself alive. Once satisfied of that, and assuring myself of intense silence ...

Beech Grove , September 6th, Saturday. Another perch for Noah's duck! Where will I be in a week or two from this? I shall make a...

Colder, but still raining. What a flood this will cause if it's general, as I think it is. After being aroused by Thomas building a...

How long, O how long, is it since I have lain down in peace, thinking, “This night I will rest in safety”? Certainly not since the fall of ...

RICHMOND, Va. — To-day I had a letter from my sister, who wrote to inquire about her old playmate, friend, and lover, Boykin McCaa. It is n...