Rains incessantly from 5 A. M. Charles Shaw "E." Co. Detch'd as Post teamster shot in shoulder by an Indian soldier of the 9th...

(I shall not, in this book, feel obliged to give the proceedings.and doings of every day. Whilst in camp, sometimes for whole weeks, one day...

Went into quarters in the navy yard at Memphis. Quarters very good. Men under shelter. The machine shop is used as barracks for the regiment...

Camp McClernand, Cairo, Ills. Ten men on Police Duty again to day Nighswonger refused to act having been detailed—in consequence was put in ...

Roll call as usual at 5½ O'clock Inspection of men & tents at 9 o'clock by the Col. & Lt. Col Pass granted to 8 men to visit...

Clear and fine. Roll call at 5½ A. M. as usual-Breakfast at 6½ Squad drill &c. more activity will be observed this week in drilling than...

On picket duty at Catonsville again. The people and the peaches are just as good as ever. We are glad enough of this outing, after our hard ...

Reveille early this morning preparations for leaving Camp McClernand, Tents struck at a few minutes after 10 A. M. Baggage packed & load...

I left the camp to-day, and have determined to make my headquarters at Barnum's Hotel, for a few days, till I recover some of the streng...

J. S. Anderson 1 shot and killed W. K. Natcher at Chestnut Mound. The latter was drunk. They were both members of Harris' Company. Abou...

Special notice from the President that there would be no Cabinet-meeting. Called upon him this P.M. and gave him, generally, my views in reg...

ON BOARD THE CONFEDERATE GUN BOAT DR. BEATTY,} February 19, 1863.} YESTERDAY the expedition for the "wiping out" of the Yankee G...

Last night we tied up at the mouth of Red river, and this morning found our boat aground; but, after several hours' work, got her safely...

We stopped at Natchez for nearly an hour, and in that short space of time nearly every officer and man got decently drunk. Some of our crew ...

A quiet Cabinet-meeting with nothing of interest discussed. Dennison read his communication on the test oath. It is less vigorous and pertin...

The papers of this morning contain the reported speech of President Johnson yesterday. It is longer than the President should have delivered...

Clear and pleasant. We are beginning to get authentic accounts of the operations on Thursday; and yet, from the newspaper publications, we...

Five miles northeast of Cheraw, S. C., March 6, 1865. Crossed the Peedee this morning. Just after we passed through the town a 12th Indiana ...

Columbia, S. C., February 17th. The 3d brigade of our division marched all night and worked all night before they could get a cable across...

The artillery is coming up all day. Halleck is moving slowly with his grand army. Would that Grant would be permitted to swing it; there wou...