At six o'clock this morning the steamer arrived at the wharf under the walls of Fortress Monroe, which presented a very different appea...

May 13th, 1861. . . . We are always delighted to hear from you — and indeed your letters and Louis's are the only comfort we have i...

Woodbourne, March 10, 1860. My Dear Friend , — I have not written to you since the death of Eliza, * an event in which our hearts were...

Near Weston, Virginia , August 4, 1861. Dear Laura : — As we ride about this exceedingly pretty country and through this reasonably de...