April 2, 1865 Last night was a busy one and a noisy. Some battery or other was playing the whole time, and, now and then, they would al...

August 8, 1864 “What do you think of filling up with Germans?” you ask. Now, what do you think of a man who has the toothache — a werry...

Mott's division, that had hitherto behaved so badly, was broken up and put with Birney — a sad record for Hooker's fighting men! Na...

May 10, 1864 [Tuesday] there was sharp fighting all along the line. General Mott's division of the 2d Corps was put on the left of ...

Headquarters Army Of Potomac Monday, May 16, 1864 I will continue the letter of this morning, describing our first day's fight. I...