BATON ROUGE, LA., Dec. 26, 1860. MY DEAR SHERMAN: The decision you have formed does not surprise me; indeed, I do not see how it could be ...

ALEXANDRIA, Dec. 1, 1860. DEAR BROTHER: . . . The quiet which I thought the usual acquiesence of the people was merely the prelude to the ...

The Santiago arrived at the Navy Yard, Washington, this day, shortly after meridian. My two sons, Edgar and Tom, were awaiting our arrival a...

At the Cabinet-meeting to-day Judge Sharkey and Mr. George were formally introduced to the Cabinet, remaining, however, but a moment. It is ...

Bright and dry again. Gen. Johnston has been relieved. It would seem that Gen. Hood has made a successful debut as a fighting general in c...

Skirmishing still going on. In the evening we move our camp two miles forward, crossing the Mississippi line. We move with one hundred cartr...

VICKSBURG, MISS.,                        September 19 , 1863 . General H. W. HALLECK, Commander-in-Chief U. S. Forces, Washington, D...

HEADQUARTERS FIFTEENTH ARMY CORPS,                         Camp on Big Black, September 7 , 1863 . H. W. HILL, Esq., Chairman of Meet...

Letters came to-day from the President (or rather copies in his own handwriting), relieving Lieut.-Gen. Hardee, in Mississippi, and assigni...

We have nothing additional from Bragg, except confirmation of his victory from Northern journals; and it is reported that Meade is sending ...

Headquarters Del. Dept., Wilmington, Del. , Aug. 17th, 1863. My dear Mother: The month is rapidly passing away, and I am awaiting i...

A few weeks ago Gen. Cooper wrote to Bragg, suggesting that he advance into Middle Tennessee, reinforced by Gen. Johnston, and attack Rosec...

WAR DEPARTMENT,           Washington City, April 27 , 1865 — 9 . 20 a.m. Maj. Gen. GEORGE H. THOMAS, Nashville: The following is a...

There is nothing new from any of the armies, except that my old friend, Gen. Rains, sent to Mississippi, stopped and stampeded Grant's ...

Hon. E. S. Dargan, member of Congress, writes from Mobile that Mississippi is nearly subdued, and Alabama is almost exhausted, He says our ...

The editor of the Carolinian has conversed with a gentleman who brings cheering news from the Executives of the above States.   Gov. PETTU...

Yesterday was a fine, warm, spring-like day. This month has been generally good weather. We are getting our camp in good condition. Yesterd...

We have not even a rumor to-day from Mississippi. The Examiner has made a pretty severe attack on Judge Campbell, Assistant Secretary of Wa...

To-day we have characteristic unintelligible dispatches from Mississippi. They say, up to third instant, yesterday, everything is encouragi...

It appears, after the consultation of the generals and the President yesterday, it was resolved not to send Pickett's division to Missi...