What a wonderful effect the hardships of camp life, with the troubles and cares which they entail on a surgeon, have had on my health. For m...

No bells to ring us to church. I wish we had one day in seven for rest and freedom from care; but there is no such thing now for the soldier...

Mortar from the river in front. “During the siege of Vicksburg,  sixteen thousand shells were thrown from the mortar gunboats, and nav...

Near Point Pleasant, Mo ., March 18, '62. You see we are creeping along down the river surely if the motions are a little slow. Thi...

The Rebs in front of us fired but little during the night, they shelled our working party at the 6 gun battery close by us from the mortar ...

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

Guns all in position — one 10-inch mortar, three 8-inch mortars, one a 32 pound Parrot rifle, and two brass field pieces. These guns occup...

First Louisiana relieved by the 8th Vermont Infantry. After dark it fell back to the rear about half a mile, into a ravine. The rebels shel...

May 31, 1864 Last night, what with writing to you and working over some maps of my own, I got to bed very late, and was up tolerably ea...

Private   Head-Quarters, Army of the Potomac Camp Winfield Scott, April 20 1862 His Excellency The   President My dear Sir I ...