Bright and cool; some frost this morning. I saw an officer yesterday from Early's command. He said the enemy entered Charlottesville o...

Rained last night; but this is as lovely a morning as ever dawned on earth. A gentle southern breeze, a cloudless sky, and a glorious mornin...

Another bright and glorious morning. Charleston fell on Thursday night last. A large number of heavy guns fell into the hands of the enemy...

Raining; the most inclement February for years. It is stated that Gen. J. E. Johnston has been replaced in command of the army in front of...

Raining. There are more rumors of the evacuation of Wilmington and even Petersburg. No doubt that stores, etc. are leaving Petersburg; but...

Bright and beautiful, and pleasantly frosty. Gen. Sherman is advancing as usual in such dubiety as to distract Gen. Hardee, who knows not wh...

Clear, and very cold. We lost gun-boat Drewry yesterday in an unsuccessful attempt to destroy the enemy's pontoon bridge down the river....

Clear and cold. No further news from the iron-clad fleet that went down the river. Beef is selling at $8 per pound this morning; wood at...

Clear and very cold; can't find a thermometer in the city. The President did sign the bill creating a general-in-chief, and depriving ...

We were paid off in gold for two months service. Quiet in Camp Jackson up to [Monday, September 30.] SOURCE: Theodore Reichardt,  Diary of...

Clear and pleasant. Cannon heard down the river. Mr. E. A. Pollard, taken by the Federals in an attempt to run the blockade last spring, h...

Cold, and indications of snow. Offered the owner of our servant $400 per annum. He wants $150 and clothing for her. Clothing would cost pe...

Cloudy and thawing. No war news, but it is known Sherman's army is not quiet, and must soon be heard from in spite of the interdict of...

Received the first government pay in gold. The First Regiment left Camp Sprague for home, marching by our camp. Capt. Reynolds proposed chee...

SYDENHAM NEAR PHILADELPHIA, [Pa.], April 3rd, 1852 . MY DEAR SIR: My thanks for your Report on a change in the coinage, which I have not f...

Raining; rained all night. The following dispatch was received this morning: "WILMINGTON, December 20th, 1864, 10 A.M.—The head of ...

Wet, dark, and dismal. Quiet below. In Congress, Mr. Staples, of Virginia, unfortunately exhibited a statement obtained from the Bureau of...

Rained in torrents last night; cold this morning and cloudy. All quiet below. But there was an alarm, night before last, growing out of a ...

SHERWOOD FOREST, November 10, 1860. So all is over, and Lincoln elected. South Carolina will secede. What other States will do remains to ...

Rained all night; glimpses of the sun between the running clouds this morning. Windy, and likely to be cold. Our iron-clad “Albemarle” was...