HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF MISSISSIPPI,           VICKSBURG, MISS., August 27, 1865. MY DEAR GENERAL: Your favor of the twenty-second has...

After weeks of anxious waiting for the orders and the completing of the rolls, on the ninth day of July, 1865, the Seventh Illinois Veteran ...

On the 1st day of August Major Estabrook, with Lieut. Pool of Company B, Captain Lawyer of Company C, Captain McGuire of Company A, Captain ...

New CREEK, WEST VIRGINIA, May 20, 1865. DEAR COLONEL:— My wife came here last evening. I have sent in my resignation and asked to be relie...

WE LEAVE VIRGINIA. NEWBERN. On the 5th of this month the 23d and 25th Massachusetts embarked on the steamer Winona, from Bermuda Hundred b...

Raleigh, April 19, 1865. Joe Johnston surrendered the whole thing yesterday to Sherman. Our 4th division and a division of the 17th Corps ...

[A]fter returning to Mound City, the regiment is mustered out of the three months' service the twenty-fifth of July, and on the same da...

Relieved by Capt. Eastern. Kept busy at my papers. Jones to be mustered out. Sent in Descriptive Rolls of Tiner and Barber. The paper signe...

Rode to several Hdqrs. with Adj. Pike. Watson and Pearson mustered out. Read papers and letter from home. SOURCE: Frances Andrews Te...

HDQRS. MILITARY DIVISION OF THE MISSISSIPPI.             In the Field, Raleigh, N. C., April 18 , 1865 . Lieut. Gen. U.S. GRANT, or M...

Borrowed one day's rations of the 12th R. I. Expecting a train for ourselves. Boys very accommodating. Regt. to be mustered out of serv...

Musketoes & fleas, drove Morpheus out of the Bks, A. M. to Com for stores for Mess, writeing a little too hot to work much. Orders to t...

To Bagdad a. m. for provision for mess, most of streets foot deep in water, return 11. A. M. attend Off’s call. Col sends communication fro...

Guard of 60 men around every Regt camp men firing mines, a change in program. thought we will go to City La The Engineer Corps plays out. ...

At work today posting up the Co. books, making out Receipt Rolls of Clothing &c during A. M. P. M. sleep. It seems to be the opinion at...

Very hot, not very well, Regt recs the following order from Genl Canby dated N. O. May 16, 65 Commandants of Regts. Batteries & Detachm...

The Buglers went down town and were mustered out. I was not there to get the promised oysters. The others did. D. and John called on Meliss...

Spent the day very quietly at home. Worked as usual. Last night Chester treated to the oysters. Buglers expect to be mustered out, very jub...

Seems to be the opinion that we will remain here sometime Regt are ordered to clear the brush from about the camp & keep them well poli...

(Confidential.) 16 Broad Street, Boston , August 9, 1865. Hon. E. M. Stanton: — Dear Sir, — You were kind enough to say to me a f...