Rained all day yesterday—slush—bright this morning and cool—ground still covered with snow. It is reported by Gen. Lee that the losses on bo...

CAMP 15 MILES NORTH OF JACKSON, MISS.—Another month has passed away since my last writing—a month big with events in the history of the Fort...

NEAR CANTON.—We have marched five miles this morning, and are now in two miles of Canton. Our force is now ten or twelve thousand strong, an...

HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE UNITED STATES, ST. LOUIS, MO., May 25, 1875. Dear Brother: . . . No matter how unwise were my conditions with Jo...

Clear, and coldest morning of the winter. None but the rich speculators and quartermaster and commissary speculators have a supply of food a...

Clear and frosty. Among the rumors, it would appear that the Senate in secret session has passed a resolution making Lee generalissimo. It...

Clear and cold. No news—that is bad news. Nothing has transpired officially of the events and details near Wilmington, but there is a rumor,...

HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE UNITED STATES,           WASHINGTON, D.C., March 21, 1871. Dear Brother: A few days ago at the request of a mutua...

The darkest and most dismal day that ever dawned upon the earth, except one. There was no light when the usual hour came round, and later th...

Rained all night; warm. A large stable burned down within sixty yards of our dwelling, last night, and not one of the family heard the upr...

Bright, clear, and warm. A dispatch from Gen. Bragg. AUGUSTA, December 3d, 6 P. M.— A strong force of the enemy's cavalry and infant...

Clear, and warm as summer almost. Another dispatch from Bragg: "AUGUSTA, November 28th, 1864.—On the 26th instant, the enemy starte...

Dark and dismal — threatening rain or snow. Quiet below; but we have no papers to-day, yesterday being holiday. It is rumored that Gen. Sh...

A bright, cool morning. Dispatches from Lieut.-Gen. R. Taylor indicate that Federal troops are passing up the Mississippi River, and that ...

Johnston's surrender I regard as the end of the war. Celebrate it by wearing a white collar, first time in service, four years! SOURCE...

Bright and dry again. Gen. Johnston has been relieved. It would seem that Gen. Hood has made a successful debut as a fighting general in c...

MONTGOMERY, July 19, 1864.           (Via Columbus.) Col. J. B. SALE: The enemy still hold West Point railroad. Forces are moving forward ...

GRANT'S HEADQUARTERS, July 3, 1863. General SHERMAN: I judge Johnston is not coming to Vicksburg; he must be watched, though. I judge ...

NEAR VICKSBURG, July 3, 1863. Major-General SHERMAN: Pemberton wants conditions to march out paroled, &c. The conditions wanted are su...

CAMP ON BEAR CREEK, July 4, 1863. Major-General GRANT: MY DEAR GENERAL: The telegraph has just announced to me that Vicksburg is ours; its ...