BERRYVILLE, VA ., August 17 , 1864 — 9 p.m. Lieut. Gen. U.S. GRANT, Commanding Armies of the United States: All your dispatches h...

NEAR MIDDLEBURG, October 29 , 1864 . General R. E. LEE, Commanding Army of Northern Virginia: GENERAL: I desire to bring through y...

In camp near Bladensburg. Got ready early for the review. The whole Division in red neckties. Custer bade us farewell. 'Twas sad. Met U...

Marched out in advance of the Corps — Custer commanding. Grant passed us. Boys cheered him lustily. Went into camp 9 miles from Burke's...

HEADQUARTERS THIRD CAVALRY DIVISION,         Appomattox Court-House, Va., April 9 , 1865 . SOLDIERS OF THE THIRD CAVALRY DIVISION: ...

Marched out, 32 reb colors behind Custer. Crossed S. S. R. R. at Rice's Depot. Passed through Prince Edward's C. H. and camped on a...

Moved out early and met the 2nd Div., Crook's, at Prospect Station on R. R. A beautiful day. Troops all cheer for Custer. Captured at A...

Fighting commenced early. 24 and 15 Corps up. Infantry coming up double quick. Rebs attacked. Drove cavalry back. Infantry turned the tide....

Moved out at daylight. When 6 miles from the South Anna ground squirrel bridge, my battalion was ordered forward at a trot to support the 1...

Commenced to rain early. Our div. in advance. Massed just before reaching S. Reached our old camp at Waynesboro at 3 p. M. The Va. Brigade ...

Headquarters 3rd Cavalry Division, Mid. Mil. Division, Feb. 24, 1865. His Excellency Gov. Brough: As Lt. Col. Nettleton of the Seco...

My birthday. Would I could see Ma and sisters. God bless them. Gen. W. relieved by Gen. Custer. Gen. W. ordered to Gen. Sherman, Chief of c...

Moved back by road. Rebs at Berryville and in our rear. 2nd Ohio train guard. Custer's brigade suffered some. Train moved to Rippon. Pa...

As I entered the long broad avenue running between the great tents at the field hospital later in the day where there were hundreds of woun...

The Tenth Vermont, Fourteenth New Jersey and the rest of our brigade as usual, not only proudly led the Division at first by a good deal in...

It has been a terribly warm day. The enemy being too well posted at Totopotomy to attack, Grant concluded to move to Cold Harbor about fift...

The last day of this exciting, troubled summer of 1864. How many young spirits have fled — how many bleeding, breaking hearts have been lef...

Near Strasburg , Monday, Oct. 10. It's just noon, and we have gone into camp for the day in a lovely green field with plenty of for...

Tuesday evening (September 20). We had a very successful action yesterday, and the cavalry did well. Both the other brigades of the di...

Near Summit , 9 P. M., Sept. 8, 1864. To-day has quite changed the face of things, — the Third Brigade (my brigade) has been broken up:...