This morning at two o'clock the bugle's blast is heard and soon the regiment is moving towards Iuka. At daylight we come to a halt o...

To-day the sullen roar of artillery is heard in the front, towards the Tennessee river. The troops are soon in motion. Sherman and staff are...

This morning companies H and A escort the Second Michigan Battery out to the camp of the Fifty-second Illinois Infantry. Rumor has it now th...

The bugle blows at early dawn, all are soon up and prepared to move; it is now raining in torrents. All the infantry are now in motion. Duri...

 This morning, the troops being all gone, we leave Iuka for Eastport, where we arrive about noon. The troops are now busy crossing the riv...

Gen. Sherman's command for the last week has been thronging Corinth, and moving on towards Iuka. Marching orders is now the cry in camp....

Last night about four hundred of Roddy's command ventured to the government corral, two miles from Corinth, capturing a company of the T...

This morning about two o'clock we come to a halt near Burnsville, Mississippi, and send a company forward to reconnoitre. During this ti...

Our brigade is in the advance this morning. Notwithstanding so many are foot sore we march briskly, and arriving at Iuka about noon we halt ...

Remaining in camp at Corinth without anything of note occurring until the evening of the 14th, we receive marching orders. The guerrilla Rod...

This morning the boys are soon up, eager to push forward. We eat our breakfast and are moving by six o'clock. The sun shines intensely h...

No. 163. Reports of Col. James L Gilbert, Twenty-seventh Iowa Infantry, commanding Second Brigade, of operations December 15-16, 1864...

Florence, Ala ., November 1, 1863. We struck tents on the 27th ult. at Iuka, Miss., and marched to Eastport, eight miles, that night. W...

Iuka, Miss., October 26, 1863. Let your pocket ’kerchief float out on the breeze, halloo a little and throw up your bonnet. It's on...

Iuka, Miss., October 21, 1863. We reached here the evening of the 18th inst., and I have been on extra heavy fatigue nearly ever since ...

Rienzi, Tishomingo Co., Miss., June 9, 1862. Saturday morning the 5th inst. the colonel and myself started for a little pleasure ride a...

Near Corinth, Miss., May 24, 1862. I returned last night from a two day's scout. Our orders were to scour the country along the Ten...

Headquarters 7th Illinois Cavalry Camp, on Hamburg and Corinth Road, May 3, 1862. I arrived here yesterday in safety. Stayed in Peo...

IUKA, Miss., October 24, 1863. . . . I have had a pretty bad cold for the past two days and am delayed here by bad breaks on the Railro...

It is reported in camp that we are soon to go to Memphis for duty. Several cases of smallpox have broken out in the camp of the Sixteenth I...