Yesterday it rained most all day, and the drills Col. Lee had inaugurated Monday have not amounted to much as yet. We played cards, read, wr...

No drills or excitement for two days, excepting a slight conflagration yesterday. Millar's tent caught fire and was destroyed; and last ...

I made out returns and wrote two letters. An awful snow storm came up just in the evening. Hospital walls caving in. Private Small, Co. D of...

We had battalion drill. SOURCE: Lewis C. Paxson,  Diary of Lewis C. Paxson: Stockton, N.J., 1862-1865 , p. 13

Every day we have the roar of artillery, the rattle of musketry, the prancing of impatient steeds, the marching and countermarching of batta...

FORT MOULTRIE, S. C., May 23, 1843. My Dear Brother: *           *           *           *           *           *           *          ...

Genl Smiths corps commences moving at daylight; go out to see them pass; we rec orders to drill from 10. to 11. A. M. This order is counterm...

CAMP ON THE RAPIDAN,           MAY 26TH, 1863. MY PRECIOUS WIFE: The order to move has been countermanded for the present, and we will be o...

Oxford. Rumors of march. Logan's Division left to-day. Troops passing in the afternoon. Had standing gun drill. Ordered to have five rol...

For the last two days we have had no drill out of doors, and very little guard. It has rained steadily. The "Dudley Buck" arrived ...

A little incident occurred yesterday, which is very gratifying to some of the boys, showing the confidence our captain places in their word,...

Rain. Continued untill past midnight. We drilled in manuel of arms from 11 Oc to 12 Ос SOURCE: Edgar R. Harlan, Currator,  Annals of Iowa ...

We was out this morning by request of our Col & had a tryal at target shooting with him the commissioned officers of us, pistol shooting...

Our Major was grand officer of the day which makes him for this 24 hours next highest in Command to Genl Gorman who is commander of the post...

Morning clear & cold with heavy frost & ice on the little ponds thick as heavy window glass Capt drilled the Co & I attended to ...

We drilled a short time after our scirmish drill & was on dress perade I received a letter from Emma with the good noose that Amandus is...

Forenoon we drilled some in skirmish. 4 Oc we ware on dress perade I was in town a short time afternoon & priced some things Flour is $4...

Thirty-two below zero. I mended my moccasins, Battalion drill. SOURCE: Lewis C. Paxson,  Diary of Lewis C. Paxson: Stockton, N.J., 1862-18...

General Buell is here, and a grand review took place to-day. Since we left Elkwater there has been a steadily increasing element of insubo...

To-day is the anniversary of the battle of New Orleans and is celebrated here like the Fourth of July at home. Drill has been attempted, but...