Knoxville, Tenn.   Once more have my eyes been gladdened and my heart made to rejoice by the reception of love's sweet messengers—letter...

Lenoir.   Another letter from home last night, dated October 16th. Only four letters in two months; I find, too, my letters are quite as irr...

A steamer came up this morning bringing a sutler. We made another move to-day, going back to our old place under the breastworks in our shel...

Ice on the ponds in Helena is barely sufficient to beare up a man & some are sliding & occasionally one breaks in & gets wet, so...

Streets almost impassible for footmen. I called in a verry pretty residence surrounded with beautifull shrubery & had a social chat with...

Raining almost incessantly we ware all ready & packed up, & expected to be ordered in line to march down to the boats at early dawn,...

I was on drill in bayonet exersize but I feel feeble with great indifference about moving around I recd a letter from my Daughter dated 19th...

Nothing of special importance occurred except the arrival of train and last supplies from Alexandria and mail. D. Phelps, Co. D, Seventh Min...

Very fine day, rather cool. Seven teams arrived from St. Cloud bound for Georgetown. The mail from below St. Anthony was left at St. Cloud. ...

SMITHVILLE, N.C., April 4, 1845. My Dear  Brother : I am going to return to Charleston to-night by sea, and expect to be turned wrong side...

JUST at night, as I had finished the above, the Laurel Hill, the boat  that  brought us from quarantine to Chalmette, tied up in front of ca...

Am very weak yet. A little tires me out. A letter from Herman just a month old. Coon died last night, but we none of us knew it till we saw ...

The boys say they are ready to march, but don't get any further orders. Letters from home. Have written to father wish I could see him. ...

HEADQUARTERS, MILITARY DIVISION OF THE MISSISSIPPI IN THE FIELD. ROME, GA. October 31 1864 (Monday morning) I have this moment (10½ A.M.) ar...

Pleasant day although cool morning, drill A. M. at 2. P. M. orders to move tomorrow with 3 days cooked rations. Go over to Commissary for bo...

Rested tolerably last night, At 8. A M. The batteries open on the Forts & keep up a vigorous shelling for 3 hours. P. M. the felled timb...

Near Oxford. All quiet. Foraging party started out at 6 A. M. Gone all day. They report a poor country, with much more loyalty apparently th...

Near Oxford. It rained nearly all day, making it very muddy, hard for our horses. No mail for two days. SOURCE: Jenkin Lloyd Jones,  An Ar...

Knoxville, Tenn.   We are shut out from all intercourse with the rest of the world. Even Dame Rumor has retired behind the scenes, exhausted...

For the last two days we have had no drill out of doors, and very little guard. It has rained steadily. The "Dudley Buck" arrived ...