Boston , May 12, 1858. Dear Sir , — I have just received your letter of the 9th. I understand perfectly your meaning. No countenance ha...

But Abraham's draft is universally well received and has hurried up the volunteering at once. When it is filled, nearly half our milita...

August 5th, 1862. Old Abe has called out 300,000 men by draft, and has informed us that if the 300,000 volunteers do not appear by the ...

July 31, 1862. Our recruiting goes on very well, except in Boston where it has been badly botched, and drags terribly. I suppose we non...

The recruiting goes on perfectly steadily. William Loring my old parishioner, who is Lt. Col. commanding the 34th wrote down to me to ask m...

I want to congratulate you specially on the dignity, spirit, decorum, and wisdom of the paper since the war began. I think it really deserv...

Your letter, shows that you had there no idea of the way the whole North is backing up this movement. I have no idea that in 1775 there was...

I doubt if we have any news. No other paper than ours had the final report of the Peace Conference. That august body seems to have done its...

March 24. dear Charles: I have just sent your name to Cabot as a member of the drill club. You will have to pay Salignac six dollars;...

February 26, 1861. There is not any news at all, but that we drilled with muskets yesterday for the first time. Why the pesky things di...