On Thursday last, we performed our first public duty, after drilling in the loadings and firings, in which we excelled, after firing "h...

10 Oc Brother Orr left & Brother Bunker & I went out 3 miles west of town to help work on camp ground afternoon returned evening att...

2 Oc I preached the funeral of T I Stantons son 5 months old in the M. E Church. SOURCE: Edgar R. Harlan, Currator,  Annals of Iowa , 3rd ...

Attended, with the rest of the Cabinet, the President to the Capitol, — the funeral of Senator Foot. Great interest was felt. He was pater s...

APRIL 2. Mr. Calhoun's funeral, which took place to-day, was attended in the Senate Chamber at twelve o'clock. I did not wish to c...

March 14, Evening. A curious incident occurred this morning which gave me a full hundred (from both regiments) sick and wounded to examine...

Attended the funeral of Captain Drayton at 5 P.M., at St. John's Church. Arrangements were very complete, and he was buried, or rather e...

Bright and pleasant. We have rumors of heavy fighting yesterday near Staunton, but no authentic accounts. A dispatch from Gen. R. Taylor...

Bright and pleasant—the weather. Gen. Hood telegraphs that his army is so much mortified at the feeble resistance it made to Sherman, that...

Showers and sunshine, the first preponderating. Our killed and wounded in Beauregard's battle amount to some 1500. The enemy lost 1000...

Seward was quite exultant over the elections; feels strong and self-gratified. Says this Administration is wise, energetic, faithful, and ab...

Charlie Wheeler was buried with military honors from the Congregational church to-day. Two companies of the 54th New York State National Gua...

Dr. Carr is dead. He had a stroke of paralysis two weeks ago and for several days he has been unconscious. The choir of our church, of whic...

Clyde, Ohio , August 8, 1864. To General Grant: Dear Sir :—I hope you will pardon me for troubling you with the perusal of these few l...

Attended the funeral of Colonel Harris. His death gives embarrassment as to a successor. The higher class of marine officers are not the me...

Went to church this forenoon. Lester Hanson read a sermon, Mr. Bliss being in Woodstock, Vt.; went to Henry Burnham's funeral, a victim...

Snowed this morning; there's about three inches of snow on the ground tonight; left James Burnham's at 9 o'clock a. m. in a sno...

Stormed this forenoon; went up to see Nate and Ardelia Harrington and remained all night; called on Mrs. Patterson and Mr. Hiram Blanchard&...

A beautiful day; have been to church twice. Mr. Bliss preached two excellent sermons. He always preaches well; is a remarkably gifted, brai...

Am in good old Vermont at last, if I have got a boil coming. Major Dillingham's remains arrived in Waterbury last night, and the funera...