Resumed our march soon after break of day, and entered Fairfax Court House, contrary to our expectations, towards one o'clock, at mid-da...

I went up to General Scott's quarters, and saw some of his staff — young men, some of whom knew nothing of soldiers, not even the enfor...

Reveille at 4. Off at 7. Pike road still. Passed through Fairfax C. H. a place of only half a dozen scattered buildings. No fences along th...

Near Leesburg , June 22, 1863. I wrote a short note yesterday to let you know my whereabouts and relieve any anxiety you might feel for...

Fairfax Station , January 2, 1863. Last Saturday night we suddenly received orders to march at a moment's notice, but we remained u...

Near Centreville , July 19th, 1861. My dear Mother: I am happy to write you of my continued health and good spirits. We had an advent...

CENTREVILLE, August 1 , 1863 . (Received 9 . 40 a.m.) SIR: Colonel Lowell goes to Washington to-day, to report, as ordered. He retu...

SEPTEMBER 3, 1863 – 12 . 15 p.m. Colonel LOWELL, Commanding, &c. Centreville: Colonel Devin, commanding the cavalry brigade s...

HEADQUARTERS, Orange, August 18 , 1863 . General STUART, Commanding, &c.: GENERAL: The report of Major Mosby, of 4th instant,...

Culpepper C. H., Va. , April 27, 1864. . . . A few more days and all will be ready for the spring campaign. General Burnside's corp...

This whole neighbourhood is busy to-day, loading a wagon with comforts for the hospital at Fairfax Court-House. They send it down once a we...

Still at Chantilly. Every thing quiet, nothing particularly exciting; yet we are so restless. Mrs. C. and myself rode to the camp at Fairfa...

HEADQUARTERS WHIPPLE'S DIVISION, RESERVE ARMY CORPS, ARLINGTON, VA., September 4, 1862. I wrote you yesterday, informing you of m...

HEADQUARTERS ALEXANDRIA AND LEESBURG ROAD, Near Dranesville, September 3 , 1862 . His Excellency President DAVIS, Richmond, Va.: ...

The Cleveland Herald has the following account of the battle of Winchester by an eye witness: THE BATTLE For ten days previous to...

(Tribune’s Dispatch.) WASHINGTON, March 10. – There was a fight at Sangster’s Station yesterday between General Kearney’s brigade and ...

WASHINGTON, March 11. – Dispatches from Fortress Monroe report all quite at that point. No further intelligence obtained about the Mer...

Large numbers of contrabands have reached our lines, which now extend beyond Manassas Junction, and are still coming by droves.  The earthwo...

WASHINGTON, March 10. A Dispatch from Ft. Monroe says that the Merrimac did not make her appearance to-day. Samuel. L. Casey took a seat ...