New Lodge, Windsor Forest , 27 June, 1863. My Dear Mrs. Senior , — I cannot thank you too much for your most welcome note, and for its ...

Bivouac Near Fairfax Station, December 15, 1862. I will take the opportunity of a few hours' respite from marching, to let you kn...

Camp Near Sharpsburgh , November 14, 1862. I wonder if you are having as charming a day at home as we are having here. It is genuine In...

Camp Near The Little Seneca , Saturday Night, 9 o'clock, P. M. He who predicts the morrow in this life has his labor for his pai...

Maryland Heights , September 26, 1862. In my last letter, I wrote that we had orders to march the next morning. Our whole corps was rou...

On Picket Near Culpepper, August 13, 1862. At last I believe I have a chance to write you an account of our doings during the last fe...

Centreville , July 26, '63. I cannot help having a strong hope that Beauregard is mistaken in supposing Rob Shaw killed. If he is ...

Woodland Hill, June 14, 1861. My Dearest Mary And Dearest Darlings : My note from Halifax, with the announcement which you must have ...

Camp , May 30, '63. As soon as you are filled to a minimum, shut down on all but first-rate men. I do not want another   “scalawag”...

Cp. E. Of Capitol , May 23, 1863. We have no intimation yet of our probable destination — I am getting daily more and more indifferent ...

June 16, 1864 At four in the morning they began to ferry over the 5th Corps; of this, two divisions were loaded from Wilcox's wharf...

Headquarters Army Of Potomac June 15, 1864 Of course, the first thing was to visit the great bridge. The approach to it lay along the...

Camp E. Of Capitol, Washington, D. C. May 16, '63. Started precisely at 12 M. Tuesday (427 men and officers, 437 horses), reached...

Rob and Hal 1 both safe. The Boston Transcript says: “Captain Carey telegraphs for publication the following account of the regiment: Capt...