ALBERTI's Mills, 40 miles from FERNANDINA. January 30, 1863.  This river is rebellious to the last degree. It is very crooked and slug...

HEADQUARTERS MIDDLE MILITARY DIVISION,                 November 27 , 1864 . Bvt. Maj. Gen. WESLEY MERRITT, Commanding First Cavalry D...

Paymaster paid off 1st Conn. Drew 8 months' pay. Lt. Meigs of Sheridan's staff killed by guerrillas. SOURCE: Frances Andrew...

There is some animation at the polls, this being election day. It is said Mr. Wickham, who for a long time, in the Convention, voted again...

Camp Green Meadows, Mercer County, Virginia, August 8, 1862. Dear Uncle: — . . . . I have not yet decided as to the Seventy-ninth Re...

A cold rain storm this morning. Nothing to do but try and keep comfortable. Discussing the war question, and what the indications are about...

Extreme Civil War: Guerrilla Warfare, Environment, and Race on the Trans-Mississippi Frontier By Matthew M. Stith During the Amer...

Resumed our march at daylight; halted about two miles from the river and remained through the day. The Johnnies were on this very ground ye...

New York , August 2, 1863. My Dear General , — Doubtless you agree with me that now, the Mississippi being cleared, we shall have prowl...

New York , February 20, 1863. My Dear General , — Here is the projet of the code I was charged with drawing up. 1 I am going to send ...

In camp late last night after a long hard march. A good night's rest. The ground for a bed and the sky for a covering. Sadly in need of...

Raining this morning, very warm. Arrested, on complaint of a Union man, H. T. Martin, a secession editor, who is charged with holding commu...

The Post’s special dated Franklin, Va., 19th, says the Headquarters of the Mountain Department are now at this place. The guerrilla pa...

IN THE FIELD, GOLDSBORO, N. C., April 9, 1865. . . . To-morrow we move straight against Joe Johnston wherever he may be. Grant's ...

IN THE FIELD, NEAR ATLANTA, Geo., July 26, 1864. I got your long letter and one from Minnie last night and telegraphed you in general...

The weather continues cold. At daylight our fleet started on down the river, reaching Helena, Arkansas, at 10 o'clock. We left Helena a...

WASHINGTON, May 14. The first bill reported by Mr. Elliott, from the special committee; provides that all the estate, property, and mon...

[May 31, 1862] Dear Brother: Of course the telegraph has announced the evacuation of Corinth. I have sent to General Thomas command...

. . . were attacked on the 10th Inst. by a detachment of the first Iowa cavalry and dispersed with a loss of nine killed and three wounded....

(From the Richmond Dispatch, Feb. 26th.) The Yankee nation, elevated by the recent victories of its hireling armies, is entirely certain of...