RICHMOND, VA., April 13 , 1865 . His Excellency A. LINCOLN,           President of the United States: Copy of order to be published in t...

Bright and cool. Gen. Weitzel and his corps having been ordered away, Major Gen. Ord has succeeded to the command at Richmond, and his cor...

Bright and clear. I add a few lines to my Diary. It was whispered, yesterday, that President Lincoln had been assassinated! I met Gen. Duf...

WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH CO.,      Dated, Los ANGELES, CAL., April 15, 1882. TO HON. JOHN SHERMAN,           United States Senate, Washington...

ORD'S HEADQUARTERS, July 3, 1863. General GRANT: In reply to your intimation that if General Pemberton wished an interview he would sh...

Shall I notify my men of the enemys offer it will renew their energy after the momentary relaxation by indicating the hold we have on the en...

NEAR VICKSBURG, July 3, 1863. Major-General SHERMAN: Pemberton wants conditions to march out paroled, &c. The conditions wanted are su...

PARKE'S, July 3, 1863. General GRANT: I am this moment in, and have your dispatch. Telegraph me the moment you have Vicksburg in posse...

CAMP ON BEAR CREEK, July 4, 1863. Major-General GRANT: MY DEAR GENERAL: The telegraph has just announced to me that Vicksburg is ours; its ...

HEADQUARTERS FIFTEENTH ARMY CORPS,           Camp before Jackson, July 12, 1863. General Lauman, in taking position to-day, got his line un...

[June 23 1863] You need only fire when you see something to fire at.   It is not necessary to keep up a constant fire— SOURCE: John Y. S...

ORD'S HEADQUARTERS, June 23, 1863. Pretty lively firing on my left, as if a sally. I have sent to Lauman and Hovey, if an attack occurs...

HEADQUARTERS THIRTEENTH ARMY CORPS, June 24, 1863. Colonel Bush, Second Illinois Cavalry, reports, "Our pickets report that the rebels...

NEAR VICKSBURG, June 25, 1863. General ORD: McPherson secured the crater made by the explosion. The cavity made was sufficiently large to ...

[June 25, 1863.] How is McPherson doing holding his own Shall I hold men ready to move that way if so how many SOURCE: John Y. Simon, Ed...

[June 25, 1863.] A colored man got in last night from Vicksburg Started night before re [he] was servant to staff officers to Gen Lee conf...

HDQRS. THIRTEENTH A. C., Near Vicksburg, July 1 , 1863 . Lieut. Col. JOHN A. RAWLINS, A. A. G., Dept. of the Tennessee: COLONEL: I have...

[July 1, 1863.] Major Wilson's report looks as if it would be prudent to move out troops. They had better be sent to Big Bayou tonight...

ORD'S [HEADQUARTERS], July 1, 1863. Major-General GRANT: Shall I send out a brigade with artillery to the south, to meet the reported ...

HEADQUARTERS, July 1, 1863. General ORD: Have you any information besides what I sent you? If it is really true that the enemy have 12,00...