Raining hard all day, and fighting all last night. About 2 o'clock this afternoon about 2,000 prisoners came in, with them Major-General...

Harper's Ferry, October 18–2.33 P. M. John W. Garrett. Stop any troops coming up, and be so good as to inform Brigadier Gen'l Egerto...

We are now arranging to take a cavalry company from Mt. Clare. Does this countermand the order given by Gen. Steuart and Gov. Wise, this mor...

Monocacy, Oct. 18th, 1859–2.35 P. M. J. W. Garrett: Train has arrived here with troops. Gen'l Steuart orders that no more troops of an...

On Saturday, the enemy's lower Mississippi fleet attacked our batteries at Port Hudson. The result reported is that only one of their g...

May 12, 1864 This was the date of one of the most fearful combats, which lasted along one limited line, and in one spot, more than fou...