New York May 26. 62 My Dear Sir In the present embarrassed situation of our affairs, I feel it to be a duty to make the following sug...

Received orders to march at 5 o'clock a. m., but as we were train guard we did not move till 7 o'clock a. m.; camped at 1 o'clo...

Marched about 5 o'clock a. m.; took a crossroad and went to the Rockville and Alexandria pike; hard march; camped at Hyattstown; are he...

Two boat-loads of our Division landed last night at 11 o'clock. We took the cars at once for Frederick, Md., and arrived there at 10 o...

Anniversary of my enlistment. Two years in the service. Rain this morning. Marching orders came early. Left camp, crossed the Monocacy Rive...

Called out very early this morning. Left camp and on the march at 3 A. M. Enjoying the march through this fine country. After a time we beg...

Fine morning. Had an early swim in the good clean waters of the Monocacy River. Later hunted up some bait, sat under a large tree to try my...

POOLESVILLE, July 1, 1863. On Friday night at half past ten, I got orders to report next day to General Slocum. As I had to get in my p...

June 24, Near Rockville, 9 P. M. I wish I had received your letter of Monday three hours earlier. I would certainly have called on Stan...

October 13. Stuart has succeeded in eluding all our pursuing parties, and has crossed the Potomac near the mouth of the Monocacy, havin...

CAMP NEAR POPLAR SPRING, MD., September 12, 1862. We are here as part of Hooker's (late McDowell's) corps, forming a portion of...