WE are nearly out of sight of land. Wild ducks and geese cover the water. The sun is just coming up, and seems to me I never saw such a love...

Clouds and sunshine; warm. Splendid rainbow last evening. We have nothing new in the papers from any quarter. Sheridan's position is n...

Our Third and Fourth Detachments are camped for the winter at Land's End, under the command of Lieutenant John M. West, and supported by...

During the latter part of February we were ordered with the Fourteenth Virginia Infantry to fall back to the left flank of Mulberry Island, ...

Bright and pleasant. The reports of the army of Sheridan (mostly mounted infantry) being within a few miles of the city were at least prem...

Bright and pleasant, but indications of change. The papers contain no news from the armies, near or remote. But there was some alarm in the ...

On the morning of the 10th we move towards Richmond. For some cause unknown we do not enter the city, but are ordered into camp three miles ...

Indeed, something very serious is astir in military circles. After arranging everything, the M. P. has had to give up the projected outing o...

About 10 a. m., the train having come back, we got on for Lynchburg. I had a flat car next to the engine, exposed to the sun, smoke and cind...

Cloudy and cold; froze hard last night. Yesterday a bill was introduced into both houses of Congress authorizing the enlistment of 200,000...

PETERSBURG, December 10, 1864. About noon yesterday the First Division of Second Corps of enemy, supporting their cavalry, forced back ou...

Clear and cold. We have nothing from below. From Wilmington, we learn there is much commotion to resist the armada launched against that por...

Calm and warm; clouds and sunshine, without wind. All quiet below. It is reported that one of our picket boats in the James River deserted...

Near Chaffin's Bluff, on James River, Va.,           August 8, 1864. The weather for the last few days has been intensely hot. It is v...

Near Petersburg, Va.,           Sunday, October 2, 1864. Last Thursday afternoon we received orders to be in readiness to move to the nort...

Near Petersburg, Va .,           October 12, 1864. I have not received a letter from you for several days, as there seems to be something ...

Near Petersburg, Va.,           October 29, 1864. I suppose you have heard how we whipped the Yankees on both this side and the north side...

Near Petersburg, Va . ,           November 3, 1864. We are still quiet. Nothing is going on except the continual fighting of the skirmishe...

Near Petersburg, Va . ,           November 28, 1864. The mails seem to be greatly deranged again, for I have not heard one word from you i...

HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA,           October 24, 1864. Capt. J. K. MITCHELL,           Flag Officer, Commanding James River Squ...