Had bad cold & did not rest any too well last night did not get up until called to breakfast. sky has the appearance of rain. I go to th...

There was tremenduous heavy firing last night [fron] 11. to 1. the sky was lighted with the flash of small arms, could not determine whether...

All the Regts rec orders to be supplied with 5 days rations in their haver sacks. Capt Lacy was in our camp looking well & hearty. Mail ...

No marching orders yet this morning & as our teams had all been called for during the night & sent back to the landing for supplies ...

Were waked up at daylight & most of the men had made coffee when the Regt. was ordered on board the Gulf Steamer. Genl Banks, Genl Grang...

Soon as breakfast is over sit down to write a letter, not finished before I was detailed to take charge of 40 men & report to Div Head Q...

A. M. to commissary for stores. The fort is laid out today, & details made to work on it. At noon was detailed for picket to report imme...

Work on Muster & Pay rolls all day, boat cam up last night bringing Mobile papers of the 28th with information that at the Mouth of Red ...

FORT MOULTRIE, S.C., Jan. 19, 1844. My Dear  Brother : It was about the middle of November, and on one of those mornings so peculiar to yo...

People were startled today to hear that the U.S. Forts and Arsenals at Savannah & Mobile had been taken possession of by the Revolutioni...

The whole command stood to arms from revelie until daybreak.      troops in the rifle pits too.       at 9.15 the column moves out at 10. we...

Working parties return at daylight at which time the ball opens again The Enemy were reinforcing last night from Mobile, a little bolder ...

At 12. last night the Jonnies made a charge out of their forts on the skirmish line, draw it in on the left where the 7th Vermont was statio...

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...

Rumor in camp today that Mobile is evacuated. dont know. & that a blockade runner was captured. Evening both rumors false. Jewish smuggl...

Morning with major Boydston to Ft Morgan to go to Ft Gaines No boat. All through fort. Near the pier & within 400 yds. of Ft. a pole whi...

Start with fatigue party at 7.30 work until 5 P. M. grading Rail Road tracks. 700 men at work grade about 2 miles. At 12. M. great smoke in ...

Day rather cool to be agreeable drilled the co. P. M. 1 hour, rained at 3 P. M. News is that a Rebel Ram French built has appeared in the Gu...

Much more pleasant today. All the Gunboats & Monitors move out early this morning, going up the Bay toward Mobile, A little before 9. A....

A. M. Inspection & Reading Articles of War to the company P. M. reading Fabiola, N. O. papers of 10th no news, this morning all the Gunb...