War Department, Washington City , 12 M., February 27, 1865. I take advantage of a delay, waiting to see the Secretary, to send you a fe...

Headquarters Army Of The Potomac , February 21, 1865. I told George 1 last evening to write to you and acknowledge the receipt of your...

Headquarters Army Of The Potomac , February 2, 1865. Grant sent me a note this morning, saying a telegram from Washington announced my ...

Headquarters Army of the Potomac, Tuesday Evening, January 10, 1865. I reached City Point at 6 P. M. to-day. I found the cause of my ...

Headquarters Army Of The Potomac , November 17, 1864. Well, the election is over, and nobody hurt. In the army it passed off very quiet...

Headquarters Army Of The Potomac , November 15, 1864. I am very glad Bishop Odenheimer was so kind as to visit you and talk to Sergeant...

Headquarters Army Of The Potomac, November 11, 1864. I note all you write of dear Sergeant, 1 and of his condition. It is hard for me...

Headquarters Army Of The Potomac , September 17, 1864. I wish you would dismiss all politics from your mind; I think you allow yourself...

Headquarters Army Of The Potomac , September 10, 1864. I reached here about 4 p. M. to-day, very sad and dispirited, as I reflect on Se...

Headquarters Army Of The Potomac , August 22, 1864. I have received your letters of the 18th and 19th insts. I have known of Sergeant...

Headquarters Army Of The Potomac , June 27, 1864. Should I get the Philadelphia Fair sword, and the one from the City Councils, I think...

Field Of Battle Near Petersburg, Headquarters Second Army Corps , 12 M., June 17, 1864. I have not written you for several days, as w...

Headquarters Army Of The Potomac , June 6, 1864. Do not be deceived about the situation of affairs by the foolish despatches in the pap...

Headquarters Army Of The Potomac, Easter Sunday, March 27, 1864. Your letter of the 25th inst. arrived this afternoon. I am very much...

Headquarters Army Of The Potomac , March 26, 1864. Pennie 1 arrived yesterday, looking very well and quite delighted with his journey ...

Headquarters Army Of The Potomac , January 6, 1864. We have now at headquarters Collis's “Zu-Zu” Regiment, commanded by one of the ...

Headquarters Army Of The Potomac , October 7, 1863. I have read the article in Blackwood, which is tolerably fair for a “secesh” Englis...

Monday, August 3, 1863. I send a few lines by Sergeant, 1 who returns to-day. We see by the Herald that two of General Meade's son...

CAMP NEAR FALMOUTH, VA., May 17, 1863. There is nothing specially new here. We have lost many men by the casualties of the recent battl...

CAMP NEAR FALMOUTH, VA., March 15, 1863. I am obliged to go up to Washington to-day, to appear before the “Committee on the Conduct of ...