On the evening of the 15th we take the cars for Chattanooga. All are in fine spirits, and as we move from Athens we are wont to say, farewel...

It is said we will remain here for a few days. All is quiet this morning. Our camp is at the foot of Lookout Mountain, in the Chattanooga va...

To-day northern papers are received containing Burnside's General order No. 38 , for the benefit of Ohio's devilish democracy. We de...

Gaylesville, Ala., October 21, 1864. Marched about 18 miles yesterday down a very fine valley, between Lookout Mountain and Taylor's...

Nine miles northwest of Gadsden, Ala., October 25, 1864. Found the Rebels about noon to-day in position behind a rail work, running ac...

Near Kenesaw Mountain, October 10, 1864. Was on the ground we charged on the 27th of June, and also on top of Kenesaw to-day. Very fine...

The weather is clear and bright again ; but, oh, how dark and somber the faces of the croakers! The following dispatches have been receiv...

We have an unintelligible dispatch from Gen. Bragg, saying he had, yesterday, a prolonged contest with the enemy for the possession of Look...

Some skirmishing between Chattanooga and Knoxville. From prisoners we learn that the enemy at both those places are on half rations, and th...

The President, accompanied by two of his aids, set off quietly day before yesterday for the Southwest — to Bragg's army, no doubt, wher...

Between Chattanooga and Rossville, May 5, 1864. It has been a very warm day, and the 16 miles between 8 a, m. and 4 p. m. counts a hard...

Scottsboro, Ala., March 6, 1864. By marching 21 miles on the railroad ties we reached “home” yesterday, after an absence of 24 days, in...

Mud Creek Cove, Jackson County, Ala. December 8, 1863. I was at Stevenson yesterday and put a letter in the office for you, but with ...

Aroused at four to march at 5. Failed to get off. Saw Hy Smith, Goodsell and Walker, Charley Brooks and Milo Cravath — Chaplain 100th O. Cl...

Executive Mansion, Washington, Nov. 25, 1863. MY DEAR NICO: Grant’s and Wilcox’s despatches are so cheering this morning that I sen...

Tullahoma, Tenn. , November 28, 1863. We are in the midst of exciting news from the front, yet we have had no particulars. It is eviden...

Anxiety pervades.   Lee is fighting Meade.   Misery is everywhere.   Bragg is falling back before Grant. 1   Longstreet, the soldiers call ...

It rained nearly all day and changed the dust into mud, which made the marching very heavy. We left camp at 8 o'clock and leaving the v...

A fine shower about noon cooled the air and laid the dust. The entire corps lay in camp all day, the men washing and mending their clothes,...

Chattanooga , Jan. 23, 1864. . . . In one view you behold the mountains of several States, including the gorge in Taylor's Ridge at...