The latest information which I received today is of a nature to hasten my departure for Washington; it can no longer be doubted that a batt...

Akron, Ohio , June 23, 1859. Dear Wife And Children, All , — My best wish for you all is that you may truly love God and his commandmen...

I rose early and had the boys plow the turnip-patch. We were just rising from breakfast when Ben Glass rode up with the cry: “The Yankees a...

Hilton Head, S. C „ September 13th, 1863. The people are raising a plenteous crop for their subsistence, with the exception of a few ag...

Yesterday it rained steadily all day; the first day of continuous rain we have had since August: and even yet, Mr. P. says, in plowing toda...

Just heard of the birth of General Jackson's daughter: as much talk and ado about it almost, as if it were a little princess! Unexa...

We packed our knapsacks and sent them by rail to Rome, Georgia. The advance of our corps started early this morning for Decatur, Alabama, b...

This is a warm, pleasant day and I bade farewell to my home folks and friends and started back to the army, my thirty-day furlough being al...

I attended a party last night at Mr. Ray's and did not get home till daylight this morning. William Green and Jeremiah Argo came home w...

I stayed at home all day. Father finished sowing his wheat today. John D. Moore with Henry Clark left this morning for Davenport to go into...

It is cloudy and quite cool. I harrowed all day, and I think that it is the last day's work that I shall do on the farm for some time, ...

Another cloudy, disagreeable day! I drilled in wheat all day and Kelley did the harrowing. The boys with the measles are getting along fine...

It is cloudy and very cool. I helped father put in his wheat today, harrowing all forenoon and drilling in wheat in the afternoon. James Ke...

It was rainy all day, but I went to farming this morning for the first time for nearly three years. As the boys are all sick and as it is i...

SPRINGFIELD, MASS., Dec. 4, 1850. DEAR SONS JOHN, JASON, FREDERICK, AND DAUGHTERS, — I this moment received the letter of John and Jaso...

RICHFIELD, OHIO, July 24, 1843. DEAR SON JOHN, — I well know how to appreciate the feelings of a young person among strangers, and at a...

It is quite showery and things are growing fine. Farmers throughout here are putting into corn most all the land that is not flooded. There...

The mail today brought me a letter from Jason Sparks and the monotony of camp duties was broken with good news from home. The weather is qu...

NEW YORK, May 15. Farmers generally throughout the county will be glad to learn that the manufactories of the Buckeye, Ohio and Union m...

WANTED. – A journeyman tinner, at Geo. W. Smiley’s stove store.   None but a good workman need apply. PLOWING MATCH. – The plowing matc...