A beautiful day. In the afternoon Ben and I took a ride down to the town. A great many troops have come up lately. I suppose we shall move ...

Camp Near Little Washington, Va., August 2, 1862. While you were quietly enjoying this Sunday morning among the mountains, our corps ...

March 4. This morning orders came for a review in “heavy marching order,” by General Augur. I cautioned the men to “polish up,” and at ...

Reveille at daybreak, when we fell in and stood under arms for half an hour, when, finding everything quiet, and no enemy in sight, we brok...