Rienzi.   Was begun with another of the "strategic moves". We were told to hitch up with the greatest speed—all our baggage, knaps...

Once more we are on the wing. Yesterday morning we were ordered to be ready to march when called on. Of course, the men do not expect to sta...

CAMP MILLINGTON, BALTIMORE. From the time of our home-coming and the royal welcome given us by the 150th, I have only made notes which I wil...

a beautyful one And we had orders to leave Yorktown And soon in the morning the wagons was loded and everything sent off but our knapsacks a...

Lebanon, Ky., June 6th, 1863. I did not go to Jamestown, as I intended. I called on the Provost Marshal for a pass and learned the program...

The guard was relieved early, and at seven A.M. we fell into line with the regiment, marching across the town to Fort Totten, where we joine...

Sunday morning opened finely; and after a quiet night we were up bright and early, starting at half-past seven for another day's tramp, ...

Left Sugar creek camp and got to Rogersville, four miles from the Tennessee river, and had just unslung our knapsacks, when orders came for ...

Knapsack drill to-day,—something new to me, though I am told it is to take place every Sunday morning when in camp. As we were not here yest...

Camp near Lovetsville, Va., Oct. 28th. We bade farewell to Pleasant Valley, and started for the land of "Dixie" quite unexpected...

We have had two practice-marches lately, one a long one, in Milton Hill direction, where we found plenty of dust, but were assured we were m...

We have had another march, this time about ten miles, through Dedham and towards Boston; the nearest we came to the city was West Roxbury. P...

We broke camp bright and early, about six o'clock, had our last bath at the pond, and breakfast at the old barracks, which had been our ...

Those of us who are on guard to-day are having a “soft time.” We have our orders to start at three to-morrow morning. The boys are busy pack...

We are all togged out with new blue clothes, haversacks and canteens. The haversack is a sack of black enamelled cloth with a flap to close ...

Monday morning. Our first night in Baltimore is over. We had roll-call, to see if we were all here, and then spread our blankets on the grou...

clear but very windey and cool And ther was a wright smart stir in camps today for we had orders to pack our knapsacks and to be ready to ma...

This morning at seven A. M., we leave our old camp at Corinth, with all our camp and garrison equipage. The Seventh, as they move through Co...

YORKTOWN. On the 27th of April we broke camp at Getty's station, arriving here about dark, and marched up the Williamsburg road about ...

Skirmishing still going on. In the evening we move our camp two miles forward, crossing the Mississippi line. We move with one hundred cartr...