It is said we will remain here for a few days. All is quiet this morning. Our camp is at the foot of Lookout Mountain, in the Chattanooga va...

No. 208 Reports of Maj. Gen. Lovell H. Rousseau, U. S. Army, commanding District of Tennessee, of operations December 4-12, 1864. MURFREES...

Received dispatches to-day from Admiral Farragut confirming intelligence received several days since through Rebel sources. The official acc...

HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE CUMBERLAND,              September 23 , 1863 — 10 . 30 a.m.       (Received War Department 10 p.m.) ...

Camp at Rienzi , July 17, 1862. I think there is more point and policy in that General Order 92 than in any one that has yet been issu...

Rienzi, Tishomingo Co., Miss., June 9, 1862. Saturday morning the 5th inst. the colonel and myself started for a little pleasure ride a...

Headquarters 1st Brigade Cavalry Division, Camp near Boonville, Miss., June 6, 1862. I am leading an inglorious life now, nothing to ...

Camp New Madrid, Mo., April 12, 1862. I have the extreme happiness to inform you that there is at last a hope of my dating the next let...

Point Pleasant, Mo., March 24, 1862. It's only 9 a. m., and didn’t get to bed until 2 this morning, so if I do not talk rational ...

Drilled co. a. m. cooler today. One Regt of nigs come up Wednesday evening, go to Brownsville this P. M. At 2. P. M. detailed with 25 men f...

To Bagdad a. m. for provision for mess, most of streets foot deep in water, return 11. A. M. attend Off’s call. Col sends communication fro...

The 2d Brigade starts at 7 A. M. with 4 days rations & in light marching order are accompanied by one battery of 6 guns & 30 empty ...

Were waked up at daylight & most of the men had made coffee when the Regt. was ordered on board the Gulf Steamer. Genl Banks, Genl Gran...

All the Regts rec orders to be supplied with 5 days rations in their haver sacks. Capt Lacy was in our camp looking well & hearty. Mail...

Was late in the morning before I arose as being fatigued by the trump over last night I felt like taking all the rest I could get. At 9. th...

Nothing unusual last night. I am relieved at 6. A. M. & marched the pickets to the Regt. which is on the road at 6.45, at which time th...

Fine day; lay in camp all day quite a no of the men out to forage, see some Rebs. Capt sent back with detail for rations. Men pull the wago...

Regt in line to move at 6. Rec orders to wait. At 12. I am sent with a detail to corderoy the road. The train all stuck in the mud. men pul...

Headquarters District Of South Alabama, Fort Gaines, Ala. , April 4 , 1865. My Dear Wife: As to Mobile, in my judgment, it is going...

OTHER GUNBOATS RUN THE REBEL BLOCKADE. Gen. Pope’s Division Cross the River. SPEEDY TERMINATION OF THE SIEGE. _____ Special to the Chicag...