[January 16, 1885.] . . . My re-election to the Senate for the fifth time is unprecedented in the history of Ohio, and for this I am indeb...

I have received your letter of the 16th, and somehow felt unusually gratified that you had been elected senator for the fifth time in the St...

It was the day of our state & county elections & there was little stur in the Camp. I was officer of the guard today & I plased ...

Election. I was clerk. Ignatius Donnelly, 129; William Cullen, 45; Republicans in Banks company, 52; opposition, 10. A bogus burlesque. Cour...

Have loafed about camp all day. Have not been out for drill since Saturday. But I am finding no fault. The weather keeps hot and dry, and th...

Bonfires in honor of the election of Mr. Chapin, for Mayor of Baltimore, was what so mystified us last night. The latest reports said there ...

BALTIMORE, Md., October 27, 1851. MY DEAR SIR—I feel extremely anxious to obtain some authentic account as to the probable result of your ...

This being St. Patrick's Day, considerable apprehensions were entertained by the Englishmen here that there would be more active demonst...

Allen of the Intelligencer called upon me to-day in reference to the Connecticut election. Says it is stated in the papers that I have writt...

Little of interest at the Cabinet meeting. After the others had left had a free talk with the President. He thinks, in view of the feeling m...

Collectors Babcock of New Haven and Smith of Bridgeport called on me this morning. They had just arrived, having come on in relation to the ...

The Intelligencer of this morning contains an adroit letter from Cleveland, the Hartford Postmaster, stating that he is openly supporting En...

The proceedings of the Senate, though exciting, do not overshadow the interest felt in the Connecticut election. Although the President stri...

The elections in Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Iowa come in favorable, though the vote and the majorities are reduced from the Presidential electi...

HEADQUARTERS MILITARY DIVISION                     OF THE MISSISSIPPI,           ST. LOUIS, Jan. 19, 1866. Dear Brother: The papers this mor...

Bright and beautiful. Still all quiet below, and reinforcements (details revoked) are not arriving—1000 per day. The Northern news makes...

 The President sends notice that there will be no Cabinet-meeting to-day. He went to Fortress Monroe on Sunday in a light river boat, and re...

CAMP NEAR STRASBURG, VIRGINIA, October 12, 1864. Dear UNCLE Scott :— I am much obliged for your letter announcing the arrival of the big b...

Rebels still in front. Election said to be favorable. Captain Hastings I fear is worse. Mosby captures a railroad train. General Angus gets ...

CAMP NEAR STRASBURG, VIRGINIA, October 15, 1864. Dear UNCLE:— We are resting. Early, reinforced, came up a few days ago, evidently thinkin...