U.S.S. Pawnee           Stono River June 30th. 1862  Sir,  I had written you a letter on the 28th in relation to the most unfortunate and at...

U.S.S. Pawnee       Stono July 2" 1862  My dear Commodore Rodgers will tell you my opinions and feelings better than I can in a letter,...

MORRIS ISLAND, S[outh] C[arolina] July 20th, 1863 MY DEAR FATHER AND MOTHER: Wednesday July 8th, our regiment left St. Helena I...

Near Rectorville, Va. November, 1862. My dear Mother: I received your half reproachful letter last night just after I had gone to b...

James Island , June 17th, 1862. My dear Mother: Yesterday was for us a hard, cruel, memorable day, memorable for its folly and wicked...

Headquarters 2d Division, James Island , June 17th, 1862. My dear Uncle: I write to impose a solemn duty upon you, which involves t...

Headquarters 2d Division, James Island, June 10th, 1862. My dear Mother: I saw a few moments ago a mail-bag walking off — hailed i...

Headquarters 2d Brigade, Nor. Dist. Dept. Of The South, James Island, June 4th, 1862. My dear Mother: I must write a few lines t...

Headquarters, Prov. Forces, Charleston, S. C, U. S. A ., April 6, 1861. General Order No. 9. The following general instructions ...

General Foster was here yesterday, Sunday. Has let out the proposed attack on Charleston. This indicates what I have lately feared, —   tha...

Memoranda read before the President and Cabinet, General Scott and Commodore Stringham, and Mr. Fox, late of the Navy, Washington, March 15...

Colonel Rice, aide-de-camp to General Beauregard, rode with me to "Secessionville" this morning. I was mounted on the horse which...

Fort Sumter, S. C , March 6, 1861. General : I have the honor to report that during the day, and especially towards night, unusual ac...

Dec. 15th, 1863. I have passed many anxious months lately, in this siege of Charleston. My only child and son was at Fort Sumter, a Fir...

Admiral Du Pont arrived to-day; looks hale and hearty. He is a skillful and accomplished officer. Has a fine address, is a courtier with pe...

Hilton Head, South Carolina , July 9, 1862. My Dear Mrs. Forbes , — Your box reached us safely this morning. A steamer leaves for New...

Washington , 28th June, 1862. My Dear Mr. Forbes , — Well, by Jove, if this isn't the luckiest escape I ever had! I have been swea...

Breakfasted alone. What has become of Mr. Skinner? Went to Department and attended to some matters of routine. Went to Navy Department ...

We went in a body (half a dozen ladies, with no man on escort duty, for they are all in the army) to a concert. Mrs. Pickens came in. She w...

General Gregg writes that Chickahominy 1 was a victory manqu é , because Joe Johnston received a disabling wound and G. W. Smith was ill. ...