Cloudy and cold; froze hard last night. Yesterday a bill was introduced into both houses of Congress authorizing the enlistment of 200,000...

Andy, made lord of all by the madman, Booth, says, “Destruction only to the wealthy classes.” Better teach the negroes to stand alone befor...

At Mrs. Overton's, Six Miles from Nashville, On Columbia Turnpike, Dec. 5th, 1864. I wrote you a short note from the other si...

Dec. 8th. I have heard this morning of poor Beckham's death. What a cruel, hard thing is war! The individual suffering, however, is the...

Dec. 11. There was communion service held at the house this morning. Dr. Quintard officiated and prayer was offered up for the Confederate ...

Camp near Lovejoy's Station, Sept. 14, 1864. When my last was written Sherman had not developed his intentions, and we were all i...

macon , Sept. 4th, 1864. . . . I have no news to give you and must confess that things just at present look rather blue. The intelligen...

Atlanta , July 31st, 1864. . . . You doubtless have heard before this reaches you of the removal of General Johnston, and the placing o...

. . . There was a review to-day of all the infantry and artillery of the army. The reviewing officer was Gen. Johnston, who rode down the l...

Dalton , March 21, 1864 . . . . I have just returned from a ride with some of “the staff” looking at the country. I think Gen. Hood is ...

April 9. . . . The sham battle of General Hardee's Corps took place on Thursday, and was witnessed by a large number of ladies from...

meridian , Nov. 12th, 1863. My dear Wigfall, I received your letter of the 2nd yesterday and tried in vain to find the person who bro...

camp At Buckland . Oct. 19, 1863. . . . We have had another fight to-day. We marched from between Gainesville and Bristow Station bef...

camp At Manassas , Oct. 16, 1863. Dear L., I wrote to Mama on the 13th a few lines which I hope she received. We have been marching ...

camp Near Fox's Ford, rappahannock River , Oct. 13, 1863. Dear Mama. We are once more on the campaign. We had a running fight d...

hd. Qrs. Cov., Div. A. of N. Va. Dear General, I regret very much that a state of affairs, so different from what you expected, exis...

camp Near Leetown, Jefferson Co ., Va., July 18,1863. . . . I wrote a short note to Papa from near Funkstown on the other side of the...

charlottesville , July 15th, 1863. My dear Wigfall, Hood and myself came to Staunton together and he remained there under charge of D...

orange C. H ., July 16th, 1863. It is some time since I have written to you, my dearest son, but the uncertainty of your getting letter...

We are all excited by the news that came yesterday. Owing to the weather or fear of the trains being taken, we have had no mails from Richm...