Camp near Orange Court House, Va . , September 16, 1863. For two or three days we have been expecting another fight, and we had three days...

Camp near Orange Court House, Va., September 27, 1863. We had nine more military executions in our division yesterday—one man from Thomas&...

WAR DEPARTMENT, C. S. A.,           Richmond, November 25, 1861. Col. W. B. WOOD, Knoxville, Tenn.: SIR: Your report of the 20th instant* ...

EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,           Richmond, 28th Nov., 1859. J. W. Garrett, Esq.,           President, &c. From information in the posses...

We moved our camp to the north side of town. Then we were marched to an open field this afternoon, and drawn up in line to see two men shot ...

Bright morning, and fine shower last night. The people are smiling to-day from our success of Thursday, announced in the following dispatc...

This morning orders are issued for all the troops in and around Corinth to be paraded on the review ground by eight o'clock, A. M., to w...

Called on the President to commute the punishment of a person condemned to be hung. He at once assented. Is always disposed to mitigate puni...

RICHMOND, July 2, 1863. Hon. Alexander H. Stephens, Richmond, Va. Sir: Having accepted your patriotic offer to proceed as a military commis...

Wednesday, marched eighteen to twenty miles across the Catoctin (Blue) Ridge, [and on] through Frederick to the left bank of the Monocacy, o...

CAMP PLEASANT VALLEY, MARYLAND,  August 8 (Monday), 1864.  DEAREST:— We have had pretty good times the last week or ten days. Easy marching,...

HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE POTOMAC,              Camp near Harrison's Landing, Va., July 7 , 1862 . Mr. PRESIDENT: You have been fu...

A refugee from Portsmouth reports the arrival of 6000 Federal troops at Newport News, and that Richmond is to be menaced again. Brig.-G...

CHATTANOOGA, October 16 , 1863 — 12 m. For fifteen hours little rain has fallen, but the skies remain threatening and the barometer ...

This morning lumber was brought into the prison by the rebels, and near the gate a gallows erected for the purpose of executing the six con...

Nothing but disasters to chronicle now. Natchez and Yazoo City, all gone the way of Vicksburg, involving a heavy loss of boats, guns, and o...

The I. P. Smith, 1 a purchased steamer of eleven guns, is reported captured in Stono River. We have information also that the blockaders h...

The President's message is highly applauded. It is well written; but I do not perceive much substance in it, besides some eloquent rep...

The Members of Congress from Minnesota are urging the President vehemently to give his assent to the execution of three hundred Indian capt...

Lieutenant Dwight, the General's brother, was shot by a guerilla. He had been to the rear with dispatches and when returning, in passin...