To-day we were mustered for two months' pay, and of course we were happy till our ardor was cooled by our captain, who told us it might ...

We had a good time last evening; everything went off smoothly, the parts being well taken by boys from the different companies. The followin...

In writing up the events of January 1st, including the "Catastrophe," characters by the company, we did not think we were on the b...

We have had several cases of fever lately, occasioned, it is said, by malaria from the lower swamps in the neighborhood. We have one slough ...

We are having another kind of excitement to-day. Boxes are flooding the barracks; the "Express" and "Torpedo" having bro...

Another hard night; one of a few very cold and disagreeable ones. We left the ranks early for rails, and after carrying them two or three mi...

GOLDSBORO. There was no time this morning to cook coffee, so we started on a cold-water breakfast, after another cold night, with little g...

We started for home about five this morning, expecting to make easy marches, but have been disappointed so far, as we have tramped just abou...

We were up and at it at the usual time this morning, on the home tramp, which kept up the spirits of many. About ten o'clock we came in ...

After some trouble we managed to get to bed last night about eleven o'clock; but for a long time after that the mules kept us awake; per...

CAMP STEVENSON. Sunday. A splendid day; but what a miserable-looking set of boys we are!—stiff, lame, and dirty, and hungry for more beans...

Wednesday, and our duties have commenced again: regular camp routine,—drill, guard, and police, the same as before the last march. We are ...

Christmas. A fine day, and, being my birthday, I was allowed a furlough, for chum and self, from reveille till tattoo. We started as early...

The paymaster looked in on us. He is the first we have had any dealings with, and we are glad he came, for most of "E" have been ...

The last day of an eventful year to us, but the matters worthy of note are few and far between. We drilled hard from two o'clock till ...

We have enjoyed three days of furlough, with no drill or duty to speak of, and most of the company are in good trim again. It has rained muc...

Thanksgiving was a great day in the barracks and a fine day outside, except for those who are on guard. We will recollect them all day, havi...

We went to bed late last night, but had to get up at the regular time this morning. It was hard work after having had a holiday to strike in...

We had a fine time for a change last night. There was one solitary pudding left over from our Thanksgiving dinner. The boys found out that t...

Since Thanksgiving we have been drill, drill, drilling, the same as at Readville, only, we hope, better. There is very little to write about...