We landed in New York on Sunday evening [July 12], the day before the great draft riots there broke out. When the pilot came on board, the ...

New York 31 July 1863. To His Excellency Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States. Sir: My only son, Colonel Robert G....

Willard's , Aug. 3, P. M. It is a satisfaction to think that the President's order is the result of your father's letter, —...

Centreville , July 27. Will and I have been talking over the good fellows who have gone before in this war, — fellows whom Rob loved s...

Well! Sue's gone and we've had a perfect success in the wedding, with only one thing to mar our enjoyment of the day. This morning ...

God bless Abraham Lincoln. He has issued a proclamation emancipating all slaves on the 1st of January, 1863, in any State then in rebellion...

I feel as blue as blue can be tonight. Everybody seems down and altogether it's doleful. Father says he has a presentiment that some gr...

Readville , Feb. 15, '63. My Dear Henry , — I wrote you last a most “quaintly moral” letter.   . . . I think public opinion here is...

McClellan, quoting old Dr. Beecher, might have said to me last night: “Don't return thanks for me; I'm a good deal hurt,” for inste...

Letter from Rob giving a description of a cavalry charge on two of their companies, before he reached Winchester, and then of their march t...

Rob started to go back today at 7 A.M. and now his visit seems almost like a dream. A thing I had been longing for for eight months passed ...

Rob came home tonight. In the first place, when Father came down this afternoon he brought a letter from Rob, dated Washington, where he sa...

Yesterday a letter from Rob for Father, saying he had made up his mind to enter the regular army and asking him to do all in his power to g...

Father says that they (the Committee) had various interviews with the President and were very much charmed with him. He was much perplexed ...

Father goes to Washington tomorrow on behalf of the Contraband Society, to try and persuade the Government to take the matter in hand. They...

Dear old Scott has resigned! Touching scene, war-worn veteran, farewell speech, surrender of command, etc., etc. Mother and Father feel rat...

Letter to Father from Rob. They have very stormy weather and the tents are not of the most comfortable under such circumstances. Cousin Ann...

Spent today and yesterday in collecting contributions for our Society, $110.00. Mr. William Winthrop spent the evening here and states it a...

Elmwood, Aug. 28, 1863. My dear Sarah, — Not a day has passed since I heard the dreadful news 1 that I have not thought tenderly of yo...

Spent the whole day cutting out shirts at home. This evening we hear (through the Rebels) that Lyon has been killed and our forces defeated...