Crocker, Hovey and Logan's Divisions driving the enemy at the point of the bayonet throught Champion Hills. We rolled out of b...

After a rain yesterday, it is quite cool today. General Crocker's Division went on to the town of Enterprise, to destroy the railroad t...

We started to move at 8 o'clock and by night reached Bolton Station, where we went into camp. Our brigade being in the rear did not get...

We started this morning at 8 o'clock and marched to the Black river, where we bivouacked for the night. Our brigade was train guard for...

Executive Office, Iowa, Iowa City , Nov. 19, 1862. Colonel: — It is with no ordinary feelings of pleasure and State pride that I cong...

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...

[February 10, 1862.] I do not get any reply to my letters to the President in regard to brigading our Iowa regiments and the appointmen...

[December 4, 1861.] His Excellency the President: — The State of Iowa has now in the field and in camp, waiting arms and equipments, fo...

The two brigades of General Crocker's Division were at his request ordered back to Natchez today, because of a threatened attack of the...

It is very pleasant after four or five days of quite warm weather. I was on picket again, the first time for a week. Two brigades of Genera...

Headquarters Second Brigade, First Div., Seventeenth Army Corps, Vicksburg, Miss ., Oct. 20, 1863. My Dear Mother: General Grant ...

News came that General Sherman has again made an attack on Haines's Bluff, the same as last fall when the plan failed because General G...

Brig. Gen. M. M. Crocker took command of our brigade today. I got a pass to go down to the landing to buy bread for the officers’ mess in m...

I was on guard at Colonel Crocker's headquarters in the old Sparrow house and had a fine room to stay in over night. The Sixteenth Iowa...

Our regiment was mustered for pay at 9 o'clock this morning, and at 10 o'clock we had general inspection with all accouterments on,...

CAMP NEAR PITTSBURG, Tenn., May 4, 1862. EDITOR GAZETTE. – I have been intending to write to you for some time, but our frequent movi...

Nothing of importance. The Eleventh Iowa is in the Third Brigade commanded by General Crocker; the brigade is in the Sixth Division command...

2 MILES WEST OF BATTLE GROUND, PITTSBURG, TENN., April 28. EDITOR GAZETTE:– On Friday last the Iowa 11th and 13th struck tents and ma...

We started early this morning with General Crocker in command and marched fifteen miles without stopping to get a drink. But several of the...

Capt. VanHosen, of this city, is now in command of the Thirteenth Regiment.   The Colonel is acting Brigadier-General, the Lieutenant Colon...