Clear and very windy. The fear of utter famine is now assuming form. Those who have the means are laying up stores for the day of siege,—I m...

Hot and dry. Large green worms have attacked my tomatoes, and from the leaves are proceeding to the fruit. But not many of them will escape!...

The drought continues; vegetation wilting and drying up. There is no war news, save some shelling by the enemy at Petersburg The raiders h...

Cold and cloudy. Some firing again this morning, supposed to be merely an artillery duel. Heard from Custis, in pencil mark on the back of...

Early this morning, long ere it is light, the soldier is up with his can bucket making his coffee—how it refreshes him this cold morning. Th...

Clear and warm, but the atmosphere is charged with the smoke and dust of contending armies. The sun shines but dimly. Custis was with us l...

Showers and sunshine. Grant has crossed the Pamunky, and Lee is at the Yellow Tavern-not more than  six miles  from the city. The hostile ...

Rained all night, but clear most of the day. There are rumors of Burnside landing troops on the Peninsula; also of preparations for moveme...

Cool, bright, but windy and dusty. Dispatches announce heavy skirmishing in the vicinity of Dalton —and Gen. Johnston's army was in li...