At about four o'clock this afternoon we met two of our gunboats near Napoleon, Mississippi, who told us they had just dislodged a Rebel ...

Haines Bluff, Miss. Once more on land, and glad are we of the change. We arrived at the mouth of the Yazoo at ten o'clock yesterday morn...

GENERAL ORDERS No. 6.} HDQRS. DISTRICT OF VICKSBURG,           Vicksburg, Miss., May 12, 1864. I. The United States Government having adop...

Columbia, Ky., April 30th, 1863. At the date of my last entry—the 26th inst.—I had seen no indication of a move. We retired that night at ...

Orders have come at last. "Forward to Vicksburg!" is the cry. We are steaming down the grand old river once again, ready to face d...

Louisville, Ky. We did not go to Suffolk as I anticipated. Third Division went in our stead, while we took another direction, and in eight d...

Yesterday we had a very large fire here. About 9 o'clock a fire broke out on the commissary boat "Admiral." I was "office...

Up to this morning nothing has transpired to disturb the quiet of our camp near Rome; but this afternoon a little excitement is created in c...

To-day companies D, H and I, leave Tunnel Hill on the cars for Tilton, where we arrive late in the night. We remain here guarding the railro...

Our scouts and patrols are now continually picking up stray guerrillas. This morning Captain Ring sends to headquarters at Baily Springs, se...

A cold north wind is blowing all day. This evening the regiment comes in from its expedition—cold and hungry, but we see success beaming fro...

This morning we move early; we are now in the enemy's country, far from support; all keep closely together, moving briskly, for to-day w...

This morning the transports and gun-boats all move down the river, leaving us isolated and alone, and in consequence we are soon on our way ...

This morning we start on our way for Pulaski, with a squad of guerrillas given into our charge before leaving Waynesboro, to take through to...

Last night some guerrillas made a demonstration on the Memphis and Charleston Railroad, burning a bridge between Chewalla, Tenn., and Corint...

The swamps and bottoms along the Tuscumbia and the Hatchie rivers are now being thoroughly scouted. The guerrillas are finding their favorit...

Last night Captain Johnson with part of the command started on a scouting expedition-has not returned yet. This evening he returns, after gi...

[Cumberland, April 20, 1865.] We are all well. The time passes slow now that there is no work in view. The Rebels all feel disposed to qui...

NEW CREEK, WEST VIRGINIA, April 21, 1865. DEAR UNCLE:—I am amused by your anxiety about General Hayes being relieved. “Tardiness” in the p...

NEW CREEK, April 28, 1865. MY DARLING:—Yours came yesterday. I can't yet decide anything, either as to your coming here, or as to my q...