We camped within a few miles of Malvern Hill last night, and to-day our forces reoccupied the hill without any opposition, capturing some se...

Fresh calls for shoemakers. A few weak ones give their names but are not accepted. Negroes have begun additional fortifications working all ...

The policy of enlisting negroes renders it harder for prisoners. So does the emancipation proclamation. The government having enlisted negro...

At daylight a man shot and instantly killed. He had no particular stopping place, had become partially crazed; in the night had crept beyond...

No sick call; the poor fellows are disappointed. Well dressed officers ride out the street and back. Passing near us they inquire of a fello...

From early morning (or at least from the earliest hour of which I am personally-cognizant) the town was all agog about the Japanese ambassad...

This evening with Mr. Ruggles to Dr. Gilman’s, Thirteenth Street, to meet sundry of the professors of our Medical College and consider wheth...

THE season is excellent for military operations, such as any Napoleon could wish it. And we, lying not on our oars or arms, but in our beds,...

The Radicals held a caucus last evening at the Capitol, to determine in relation to their future course, and also in regard to the adjournme...

Young Lincoln by Thomas Hicks. Springfield.  Fine day. After breakfast called to see Hon Abm Lincoln, at his room in the State House—He was ...

Democratic State Convention in session here to day, and the Court did but little business Spent a portion of the day with Lincoln talking to...

Springfield.   Rained last night and this forenoon. Attending Court. Spent the evening at Lincolns SOURCE:  The Diary of Orville Hickman B...

Fine, warm summer day—Attending Court. Took tea at Dubois with Lincoln SOURCE:  The Diary of Orville Hickman Browning , Vol. 1, p. 413

Thy Nose, O W. H. Seward, is out of joint! The Chicago Convention nominates Lincoln and Hamlin. They will be beat, unless the South perpetra...

Seward’s special friends grumble at Lincoln’s nomination, but seem disposed to support it in good faith. It looks to me as if Honest Abe wer...

Fine day—At work in office. out at Cox's to tea. “Help me Cassius or I sink” received a long letter from Hon David Davis, Tho s A Marsh...

Springfield, Ills May 21 1860 Dear Browning— There must be no mistake about carrying Illinois— Our honor is pledged to it— To conduce to...

St. Louis       Reached St Louis at 6 A. M. went to Planters House and had short interview with Gov Morgan of New York. Also met Judge Bates...

This morning we received marching orders to Bailey's, to have a grand review of the whole army. Very few had any confidence in that part...

Camp Parks, Ky. I received a letter from a friend in Michigan last evening, saying: "If you were in Michigan, or could see the situatio...