HEADQUARTERS FIFTH DIVISION,                   Memphis, August 17 , 1862 . Major-General GRANT, Corinth: DEAR SIR: A letter from yo...

After remaining in Camp at Mound City, Illinois, a few days, we proceeded down the Ohio as far as Cairo, where again the regiment goes into...

On the morning of the 2nd, with every man a knapsack, haversack and canteen—and these filled to overflowing, the Seventh, for the first tim...

Point Pleasant, Mo., March 24, 1862. It's only 9 a. m., and didn’t get to bed until 2 this morning, so if I do not talk rational ...

Yet near New Madrid, March 12, 1862. The enemy are separated from us by only a few cornfields, the country is perfectly plain; we can s...

Near New Madrid, Mo. , March 6, 1862. What oceans of fun we are having here. Here goes for all of it to date, and I'll be lucky if ...

Bird's Point, Mo ., December 11, 1861. Our cavalry brought in 16 prisoners to-night, about 10 last night; a band of Thompson's ...

Bird's Point, Mo. , November 24, 1861. Sabbath morning, 10 o'clock. I'm in clover. I've got a great big “comfort,” we...

Bird's Point , November 20, 1861 Part of Pitt's (Col. W. Pitt Kellogg's) cavalry are here. We are glad to see them as it wi...

Bird's Point , November 13, 1861. Home once more. We all call this home now. Just as we landed last night the Iowa 7th was forming ...

Cape Girardeau , November 11, 1861. We have just arrived here after a week's absence from any sign of civilized life. Saturday the ...

Bird's Point , October 10, 1861. I have just finished a dinner of cider, cake, bread, butter, etc. We have just been paid off and o...

Bright, cold, snow on ground. Ride with Dr. Joe, A. M. Webby doesn't like the bit; it brings the blood. A good horse, I think. T...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO., May 17. Dispatches just received from Col. Daniels’ headquarters, near Bloomfield, Mo., contain accounts of the ca...

The Rebels Preparing to Evacuate Richmond. Wonderful stories from Southern Sources. Jeff. Thompson Rampant. CONFISCATION BILLS....

Special to the Chicago Tribune. CAIRO, May 14. Memphis papers of the 9th, 10th and 11th, are just received, by special express.   T...

CAIRO, Jan. 27. – Rumors are rife in the streets, that the expedition which left Bird’s Point on Saturday has had a fight with Jeff. Thomps...

ST. LOUIS, Jan. 26. – Official despatches from Cape Girardeau state that an expedition which left that place a few days since for Benton an...

CAIRO, Jan. 29. – Dispatches receive3d here to-day from Cape Girardeau, state that Captain Murdock arrived there yesterday, bringing 25 pri...

CAIRO, Man 28. – The river is still rising.   Six feet more will sweep over Fort Holt. All kinds of reports are in circulation this eve...