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...

Sept. 21st. Our Reg. is still working on the fortifications, and the work goes on well.   The Gen. is building five forts at this place, w...

Near Vicksburg June 17th 1863. Maj. Gen. Sherman To build the detached works spoken of in your note of last evening I see no way but to div...

Hot and dry, but breezy. A dispatch from Gen. Lee, 9 P.M. last evening, says nothing of moment occurred along the lines yesterday. Our los...

WILLIAMSBURG, VA. Leaving Newport News on the afternoon of the 21st, we made a march of about ten miles, reaching Little Bethel just befor...

A letter from Stephenson congratulating me on my election by twenty-four hundred majority. [In the] First District, Eggleston has seventeen ...

Like most other Sabbaths in the army, so was this; all day busy cleaning up the camp ground, tearing down the board shanties which former oc...

A bright spring day. We look for startling news from the Rappahannock in a few days. Longstreet will be there. Gen. Lee writes that the ...

Work goes bravely on at the fort; one gun mounted today and if we can have two or three days more we shall be ready to receive company. Our ...

GEN. FOSTER ARRIVES. Gen. Foster arrived this morning and went to work laying out a fort and other defences which we are to build. That jo...

PITCHING CAMP. We have cleared off the debris from a portion of the burnt district and pitched our camp there. The colonel might take a li...

Thunderbolt, Ga., January 10, '65. We joined the brigade in the suburbs of the city, and took the shell road to this place, only four ...

Our company went to work to-day throwing up breastworks. SOURCE: Louis Leon,  Diary of a Tar Heel Confederate Soldier , p. 10

Still digging dirt. SOURCE: Louis Leon,  Diary of a Tar Heel Confederate Soldier , p. 10