What a night! In addition to scent from the fearful swamp, we had that of dead men in our rear. At our feet lay one begging for water groani...

Back in Camp Millington, and the rest of the day is ours. A letter from Miss Hull, in answer to one written her mother. It was full of home ...

Meeting to-day. Chaplain Parker preached. He asked those who would stop swearing to hold up their hands, and so far as I could see every han...

Maryland Heights, Va., September 21st, 1862. Toward evening of the 13th we left Frederic City and marched out on the National Turnpike tow...

Berkeley County, Va.,           October 8, 1862. When I left Charlestown yesterday morning the weather was delightful and I felt so buoyan...

  A CHANGE OF BASE. And now something else has turned up, and here we are encamped just outside the city and behind our batteries. The ord...

No bells to ring us to church. I wish we had one day in seven for rest and freedom from care; but there is no such thing now for the soldier...

GROWING TIRED.  We have now been several weeks in the city and the boys are beginning to tire of it. This every-day, humdrum life is getting...

HATTERAs Isi.AND AND INLET. Witnessing boat collisions and wrecks is getting old, and the boys are amusing themselves by writing letter...

A very cool, pleasant morning. Went to the city to see Ren Bosworth off on leave. Expect to be homesick now living alone. Got back to camp ...

Went to town to see about selling my horse. Chester left for Davenport, Iowa. I feel most homesick. I do dislike to leave the boys for many...

Several furloughs came back. Boys happy. Am almost homesick, but put on as good a face as possible. Who knoweth the heart? SOURCE: F...

Washington D.C. Mch 19, ’61 D r V. I am real homesick for the kind company of the dearest wife in the world — the best and the swe...

Hillhouse came around early. Hurried breakfast and wrote a few lines home and to Fannie, for Thede to take. Got George a saddle and Lewis g...

December 3, 1862. We received marching orders at Lagrange, Tenn., at 9 o'clock p. m. on the 27th, and moved at 6 a. m. on the 28th,...

September 17, 1861. Well, I've slept half of this day and feel sleepy yet. I had a tough time on picket last night. We were divided...

Still rainy and muddy. Lay in the tent unless obliged to get out. Almost homesick. Body guard came back. Sore throat. SOURCE: France...

Pleasant, comfortable day. Nothing new. Read “Heart of Mid-Lothian.” Played chess, Captain Adams, Fifty-sixth. Sedgwick, Twentieth, is here...

A letter from my dear little Jimmy! How glad I am, words could not express. This is the first since he arrived in England, and now we know ...

LoweLL , Oct. 22, 1860 MY GOOD GIRL: You know that I am not a constant correspondent, but I am now taking your mother's place. You ...