Fair Oaks. General Porter's artillery had quite an engagement. In the afternoon the whole of the Second corps got ready for action. Our ...

Fair Oaks. Battle of Gaines' Farm. General Fitz John Porter was attacked on the north side of the Chickahominy this morning. The battle ...

Fair Oaks. Battle of Gaines' Mills. Stonewall Jackson opened the battle this morning with overpowering numbers against General Porter. W...

Fair Oaks. Our centre was attacked again this morning at ten o'clock. The enemy was handsomely repulsed, leaving one hundred and fifty, ...

Coal Harbor. Fitz John Porter's corps, fighting near Hanover Court House. Great excitement amongst the troops. SOURCE: Theodore Reicha...

The Second corps marched four miles this morning, to support Fitz John Porter's corps, near Mechanicsville. Went in line of battle near ...

BATTLE OF ELLERSON'S MILL, JUNE 27TH, 1862. For several days we have been on the  qui vive  for a fight, and at last it has come. Day ...

Gen. Porter left his command to-day, and Gen. Hooker took his place. He reviewed his corps before leaving, and we fired a salute of thirteen...

Went into battery on the banks of the Potomac. In the mean time the first brigade of the first division went across the river to reconnoitre...