SHERWOOD FOREST, August 26, 1860. MY DEAR SIR: Your letter of August 21st was forwarded to me from the summer residence of my family, near...

As the young gentleman of color, to whom I had given egregious ransom as well as an advance of wages, did not appear this morning, I was, a...

Mr. Mayor, Ladies, and Gentlemen: Twenty-four hours ago, at the capital of Indiana. I said to myself I have never seen so many people assem...

We have nothing additional up to three p.m. to-day; bat there is an untraceable rumor on the street of some undefinable disaster somewhere,...

We have received the vote of all the counties in this State, official and reported which foote up as follows. Bell 70,706 ...

HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY,           Washington, December 18, 1864. (Via Hilton Head.) Maj. Gen. W. T. SHERMAN, Savannah: My DEAR ...

HDQRS. MILITARY DIVISION OF THE MISSISSIPPI.             In the Field, Raleigh, N. C., April 18 , 1865 . Lieut. Gen. U.S. GRANT, or M...

CHATTANOOGA, October 24 , 1863 — 10 a.m. Grant arrived last night, wet, dirty, and well. He is just going to reconnoiter an importan...

COLUMBIA, Mo., Tuesday, February 25 , 1862 . The commission proceeded to the trial of Edmund J. Ellis, a citizen of Boone County, Mo.,...

Headquarters 1st Brig. Cav. Army of the Miss., Rienzi, Miss., June 29, 1862. What the deuce this army is trying to do, I cannot guess...

At 9, A. M. am summoned to the rooms of Genl. Court Martial to testify in the case of Deik Tol Witnesses beside myself Col Mackey. Capt Led...

The President tells me that Meade is at last after the enemy and that Grant will attack to-morrow. Went with Mrs. Ames to Gardiner’s ga...

We left Frederick under the cover of darkness last night, and after marching a round-about way which took nearly all night, brought up at F...

Harrisburg, Pa =Sunday Evening— Augt 5, 1860 Dear Lincoln — I reached Fort Wayne about 12 oclk Thursday night, & met Mr Willi...