Our battalion returned to Camp Hall, and the detachment that went down the north side of the river returned with eleven prisoners. They repo...

BRIGADE HEADQUARTERS,           Beech Grove, Ky., December 17 , 1861 . Lieutenant-Colonel MACKALL,           Assistant Adjutant-General, Bow...

Rough weather still continues, and we are out of rations, subsisting entirely on hardtack and a short ration of that. Unless it calms down ...

Fort Henry, Ten. Feb.y 9th, 1862 DEAR SISTER, I take my pen in hand “away down in Dixie” to let you know that I am still alive and ...

June 17, 1864. After erecting some good works at Roswell (the best we have yet built), capable of holding at least 25,000 men, we were ...

Mr. Birge told us of Martin Fitch's death by drowning. God sustain the afflicted. After washing up at the Gibson House, Melissa went to...

Went to Court House and auction sales with Albert. Regt. came in early. Spent several hours with Watson. He is feeling badly. Am sorry for ...

Reveille at 4 A. M. Brigade moved out in advance at 6. Waited at the Shenandoah for the pontoons to come up. Most of our brigade forded. On...

Camp White , August 24,1863. Dearest : — I write you again so soon to speak of a man we lost on Saturday. Joseph Kramer was drowned whi...

Kentucky.   Reached the ford at Waitsboro at noon. Troops were crossing. One boatload of 27th N. J. drowned, 32 persons, Capt. Alexander. P...

SOUTH FLORENCE ALL 6 Augest 1851 Mr WILLIAM STILL No 31 North Fifth street Philadelphia Sir a few days sinc mr Lewis Tharenton of ...

Camp Green Meadows , August 12, 1862. Dear Mother : — I received your good letter of the 2d the day before yesterday. On same day recei...

Marched at 4 o'clock a. m., passed through Snickersville on a narrow stony road, and arrived at Snicker's Gap about noon. We went t...