Blair called on me in some trouble respecting the Maryland appointments, which have been violently contested. From some intimation he appreh...

Sunday morning, the 20th of September, the President showed me Rosecrans’ despatches of the day before, detailing the first day's fight...

Headquarters Second Mass. Inf'y, Near Alexandria , May 23, 1865. I have been sorely exercised for the last few days on account of...

Headquarters Second Mass. Inf'y, Purysburg, S. C, January 25, 1865. On the 17th, we broke camp, and after some delay crossed th...

Atlanta, Ga ., Nov. 3,1864. I am now going to let you into some of our mighty secrets, which, probably, when you receive this, will be ...

Atlanta, Ga. , October 16, 1864. On the 2d, Sherman started with most of the army in pursuit of Hood, leaving General Slocum with the T...

Atlanta, Ga. , September 18, 1864. Yours of the 9th was received to-day. Since my last letter, I have kept pretty busy with the affairs...

Atlanta, Ga ., September 6, 1864. I take my first opportunity to write you a few words. Our corps came in here on the 2d and took posse...

Near Railroad Bridge, C HattAhoochIe, August 30, 1864. We have changed our base, as you may perceive. On the night of the 25th, we le...

Near Atlanta , July 31, 1864. The evening of the 29th, I went on duty as Field Officer of the day of this brigade. After posting my pic...

TULLAHOMA, TENN., April 10, 1864. The Twelfth Corps has officially ceased to exist, and General Slocum has issued his farewell order, a...

Tullahoma, Tenn. , March 24, 1864. As I was sitting here writing this evening, a despatch for the General came into the office, which h...

Tullahoma, Tenn ., November 22, 1863. We have been moving about so much lately that I have omitted to write my usual quota of letters....

NOTES PROM A JOURNAL. When we first came to this place, General Slocum received a telegram from headquarters which said that if we need...

Wartrace, Tenn ., October 23, 1863. We had just got comfortably settled down at this place when, yesterday, orders came to General Sloc...

Wartrace, Tenn ., October 15, 1863. You see where I am at once, but before telling you how it came about I will go back a little. My la...

Washington , October 2, 1863. I arrived here this morning. The Twelfth and Eleventh Corps have gone to Nashville under command of Gener...

Stafford C. H ., May 7, 1863. I am going to give you, without any introduction, a history of this last campaign against Richmond by th...

Camp Near Stafford C. H., Va., February 14, 1863. I have been appointed Provost Marshal of the corps, and shift my quarters to-morrow...

We marched about three miles this morning and then went into bivouac to await further orders. The report is that we are now ready to make t...