Clear & Pleasant with frogs jumping about the ponds. This place, Hellena is almost impassible for persons on foot, this day at 10 Oc I s...

Started at half-past eleven, and marched till four P.M. Marched through and encamped in the rebel fortifications. Seven miles. SOURCE: Joh...

Started at 5 a. m. Marched to "Hard Times" landing, on the Mississippi, where we immediately embarked on board a transport and wer...

A day long to be remembered by those who participated in the events I now write about. We all knew we were to assault the rebel works, and t...

Busy all day in getting details of yesterday's work so as to report to brigade headquarters our losses, etc. Part of the regiment was de...

Worked all night on a fort for Major Powell's Battery; as the position is too much exposed for work in day time, it has to be done at ni...

. . . comfort ably cool Routine of Duties as usual. Capt. Parke Officer of the day at camp Cairo Every thing quiet in camp Weather very plea...

The news came in this morning that Holly Springs was entered at daylight and captured. The Rebels took over two hundred thousand dollars and...

Corinth, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, etc. The troops were engaged in fortifying. All the buildings on the outskirts were torn down r...

Still cloudy no news of importance Nothing to do in camp since our Regt. left. All quiet about the Brigade camp. The other Regts. are consta...

Major Wood, Fifteenth Indiana, thought he heard chopping last night, and imagined that the enemy was engaged in cutting a road to our rear. ...

Great liveliness in the rebel forts, bands playing and soldiers strengthening the fortifications. SOURCE: Theodore Reichardt,  Diary of Ba...

Reached the "City of the Falls" in the night. Left the boat about six this morning, took a hasty breakfast at the “National,” then...

On the high land overlooking the Potomac, about six or seven miles above the Navy Yard at Washington, we have, since our arrival here, throw...

Started in rain, 14 miles to St. Cloud and put up for the night. Trouble with Third about relieving guards. Gov. Ramsey here. Cannon arrived...

Cloudy; rained last night. 2 P.M.—Cold, and prospects of snow. The news of Early's disaster, and loss of artillery at Strasburg, is co...

Slightly hazy and sunshine. Quiet, save aimless and bootless shelling and picket firing along the lines on the south side of the river. ...

As Zollicoffer had by that afternoon thrown a good portion of his command to the north side of the river, he moved his headquarters from Mr....

Our men were still very busily engaged crossing the river and intrenching (at “Beech Grove ”) on the north bank. A cavalry scout crossed F...

Bright, and very warm. There is a report that Gen. Hood's army is at Marietta, in Sherman's rear, and it may so. One of the cler...