Frost last night. Cloudy, cold, and windy to-day. Suffered much yesterday and last night with disordered bowels—from cold. This, however, ma...

We were awakened at 3 o'clock this morning to get ready to go, but remained until 4 p. m. During the day a train arrived with officers w...

Bright and frosty. Yesterday we had no certain accounts of the movements of Sheridan. His force was said to be near Charlottesville—at Kes...

Nephew of James Mercer Garnett (q. v.), and Robert Selden Garnett (q. v.); born in Virginia, in 1819; graduated from the United States Milit...

HEADQUARTERS FIRST ARMY CORPS,           November 14 , 1864 . Lieut. Col. W. H. TAYLOR,           Assistant Adjutant-General, Army of Northe...

Bright and warm. It is said there is a movement of the enemy menacing our works on the north side of the river. There was shelling down th...

Clear, and warm as summer. No fires. It is reported that Gen. Hood is still marching North, and is near Nashville. The following telegra...

HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA,           October 24, 1864. Capt. J. K. MITCHELL,           Flag Officer, Commanding James River Squ...

Bright. Tom's rations came in—worth $200— for a month. Gen. Lee writes that it is necessary for the gun-boats to guard the river as fa...

Warm-sunshine and light showers. Memorable day-not yet decided at 2 P.M. Early this morning Gen. Beauregard attacked the enemy on the sout...

 Near Nottaway River, May 5, 1865. Crossed the Meherrin river (a Copperas creek affair) this morning and pass through Laurenceburg, a 100-...

Cloudy and showery, but warm, and fine for vegetation. My lettuce, cabbage, beans, etc. are growing finely. But the Yankee corn and lima bea...

Bright, warm,beautiful. We have a sensation to-day, but really no excitement. A dispatch from Gen. Lee (dated last night) says the  enemy  o...

Bright, pleasant day. The city is full of generals—Lee and his son (the one just returned from captivity), Longstreet, Whiting, Wise, Hoke, ...

Clear and pretty cold. We have news of another brilliant affair at Kinston, N. C, where Gen. Pickett has beaten the enemy, killing and woun...

Major-Gen. Breckinridge, it is said, is to command in Southwestern Virginia near the Kentucky line, relieving Major-Gen. Sam Jones. Yes...

Military Installation Named For Fort A. P. Hill Ambrose Powell Hill Camp Beauregard ...

No. 441. Report of Maj. Charles S. Peyton, Nineteenth Virginia Infantry, commanding Garnett's brigade, Pickett's division. ...

It rained last night. To-day there is an expectation of a battle near Chancellorville, the battle-ground of June last. Meade is certainly a...

The weather is clear and bright again ; but, oh, how dark and somber the faces of the croakers! The following dispatches have been receiv...