It snowed again last night, but this morning the sky is clear; the clouds have disappeared, and the sunlight is seen again on the Cumberland...

BEHIND VICKSBURG, June 14 , 1863 — 8 a.m., VIA MEMPHIS, June 17 — Noon. (Received 7 p.m.) All the indications point to the spee...

Camp at Lagrange, Tenn., November 15, 1862. We're having more of a rest here than we anticipated when we arrived. Suppose that the ...

Provost Marshal's Office, Waterford, Miss., December 12, '62. From captain of the provost guard, I have been changed to provo...

How about our Brigadiers? You know I long ago recommended Crocker, Dodge and Perczel and I yet think them among our best colonels as you wi...

STATE OF Iowa, ADJUTANT GENERAL’s Office February 19th, 1862. HON. Rush CLARK, Speaker of the House of Representatives. SIR: I ...

Gentlemen of the House of Representatives: — In reply to your resolutions of inquiry in regard to clothing furnished the First Iowa Regime...

NEAR VICKSBURG, MISS ., May 23 , 1863 . Rear-Admiral DAVID D. PORTER, Commanding Mississippi Squadron: Your note of this date is j...

Fighting commenced this morning all along the line, but it proved to be mostly picket fighting. There was also some heavy cannonading and t...

All is quiet here at Grand Gulf. We heard some heavy cannonading up at Vicksburg. The Third Brigade of General Lauman's Division arrive...

There was some very heavy cannonading out at the front today, and word came that a battle was fought at a place called Champion Hills, with...

FORT HOLT, Ky., Jan. 23, 1862 The 7th Regiment reached Cairo last Saturday evening.   We found Cairo one big, deep quagmire.   Mud, mud...

U. S. * * * HEADQUARTERS, 1 ST BRIGADE, 2 D DIVISION, ARMY OF THE TENNESSEE. COL. J. M. TUTTLE, 2 D IOWA, COMMAN...

FORT DONELSON, TENNESSEE, Feb. 17, 1862. Dear Wife: I am again safe. My life is still prolonged. Let me hope it is for some good p...

FORT DONELSON, TENNESSEE, Feb. 19, 1862. DEAR BROTHER: The battle is fought, the dead are buried and the wounded cared for, and we...

(Special to Tribune.) WASHINGTON, March 3. – The following nominations were made to the Senate to-day as Major Generals: McDowell, Bur...

A correspondent of the Philadelphia Press says: In the telegraphic accounts of the capture of Fort Donelson, published in the Press of yest...

(From the Gate City) FORT DONELSON, TENN. Feb. 18, 1862 MY DEAR WIFE:   I am happy to inform you that James and myself escaped without a s...

ON THE CUMBERLAND RIVER, NEAR DOVER, TENN., Feb. 17. MY DEAR FATHER. – I expect you all imagine I am dead by this time, but thank God I am ...

OBITUARY OF CAPT. JONATHAN S. SLAYMAKER, OF DAVENPORT, IOWA, WHO FELL AT FORT DONELSON FEB. 15,1862, IN THE FAMOUS CHARGE OF THE SECOND IOWA...