CHALMETTE.   Said to be just below the city of New Orleans. We left quarantine about 11 P. M. and reached here about 8 this morning. Many we...

On account of my cough, which is worse when I lie down, I have walked about evenings or sat and chatted with others about the camp fire unti...

It is now six days since I resumed the charge of the hygiene of the camp. My first work was to have my tent struck and removed from the grou...

I have just received a letter from a lady friend of mine aye, and of the soldiers, too, in which she says she "cannot but think of the ...

This is the anniversary of my advent to this noisy, scheming world of vanity and trouble. What wonderful changes have taken place on this co...

Left Indiana hospital No. 6 and came to Louisville Exchange barracks the same day; a stay of two months and three days in this hospital, mak...

9 Oc we went on Battallion drill. after we dismissed I & A Mullen visited the hospital & afternoon he started for home we was on com...

In the morning I visited the sick in the hospital & at 9 Oc took the street cars and went into the citty to procure some things for the ...

In the morning I visited our sick in the hospital 10 Oc attended preaching by the Chaplain in the 4th ward hospital at the fair grounds, tex...

Forenoon we had battalion drill afternoon Capt & Orderly went out to try their pistols I visited the hospitals & the Seargents drill...

Forenoon we had a fine battallion, no drill afternoon or dress perade, afternoon I was sent for to go to the hospital & talk & pray ...

10 Oc I got of duty was up near all night last. this day I spent mostly visiting the sick in hospitals 4 Oc was on dress perade evening atte...

I visited the Rever Vernon Dr Elliott Hiram Fate & saw Mrs Wm Thompson of Keosauqua Iowa I promenaded the citty & visited the Batter...

At daylight I visited our sick in the hospitals talked & consoled them all I could bid them good bye at 7½ Oc we took leave of Benton Ba...

At 8½ Oc we started from our moorings at the boat landing in ft Pickering Memphis Tenn we left Seargent R Murdock & 6 privates from our ...

Took charge of the new hospital building. SOURCE: Lewis C. Paxson,  Diary of Lewis C. Paxson: Stockton, N.J., 1862-1865 , p. 10

No. 12. Reports of Surg. J. Theodore Heard, Medical Director, Fourth Army Corps, of operations November 29-30 and December 15-16, 1864. ...

Attended church to-day at the Second Presbyterian, or "Union Church" as it is called. It is the only one in the city, I am told, w...

Corinth. I walked up to the Battery, the farthest I had walked since my lameness. Saw the boys off; they left their tents standing, their kn...

Corinth. Learning that the Battery had gone to camp at Grand Junction, Tenn., Sergeant Hamilton was sent back to bring forward the baggage, ...