O my prophetic soul! part of your forebodings are already verified! And in what an unpleasant way! Day before yesterday an English o...

March 3, 1865 Our evanescent Chief-of-Staff, General Webb, has gone to Washington for a day or two, to see his wife. He insisted, befor...

December 8, 1864 There came down an elephant of a young Englishman, who, if there be brains in his skull, they are so well concealed th...

December 6, 1864 There arrived Captain Alden, with 253 brevets, of all grades, for the Army of the Potomac. Do you know what a brevet i...

November 22, 1864 As it was fine, after three days' rain, General Humphreys bestirred himself to give rational entertainment t...

November 18, 1864 Warm it is this morning — too much so; I would prefer it frosty, but remember the farmer whom Jupiter allowed to regu...

November 13, 1864 We had a Lieutenant-Colonel C––– , a Britisher, up for a visit; he is commander of the forces in that tropical climat...

October 29, 1864 Having been seized with a powerful suspicion that the valiant Frenchmen would fain squat, to speak in Western phrase, ...

October 11, 1864 Did I tell you of the two spies, last night? There is a redoubt on our line which had no garrison except a sergeant an...

Headquarters Army Of The Potomac , February 2, 1865. Grant sent me a note this morning, saying a telegram from Washington announced my ...

August 4, 1864 This was quite a festal day for us. The General, accompanied by the Frenchies, Rosencrantz, Bache, Biddle and myself, pa...

July 31, 1864 I will continue now my letter that broke off last night, and confide to you in all honesty, that I went fast to sleep on ...

July 24, 1864 The appearance of the sky is what the sailors term “greasy,” though whether that betokens rain or not I don't venture...

July 22, 1864 I had one of the most amusing excursions that I have had during the campaign — really quite a picnic. Colonel de Chanal, ...

July 5, 1864 I forgot to tell you that yesterday there appeared a waggon of the Sanitary Commission bearing a gift for the comfort of H...

I can only say that I have “sweltered” to-day — that is the word; not only has it been remarkably broiling, but this region is so beclouded...

It is praise not to be pitched into by the Great Peppery: and he is very kind to me. To be sure, I watch him, as one would a big trout on a...

Headquarters Army Of The Potomac , November 13, 1864. To-day I had a visit from a Colonel Coles, of the English Army, who is the Milita...

Headquarters Army Of The Potomac , October 11, 1864. I have been occupied all day riding round the lines, showing them to Major General...