Clear & Pleasant with frogs jumping about the ponds. This place, Hellena is almost impassible for persons on foot, this day at 10 Oc I s...

Fresh calls for shoemakers. A few weak ones give their names but are not accepted. Negroes have begun additional fortifications working all ...

The policy of enlisting negroes renders it harder for prisoners. So does the emancipation proclamation. The government having enlisted negro...

No sick call; the poor fellows are disappointed. Well dressed officers ride out the street and back. Passing near us they inquire of a fello...

Soldiers and negroes are rebuilding the fallen wall. Prisoners stand at a distance often shouting: "That is good for you, Rebs"; ...

Regiment under arms all afternoon. Logan exploded another mine. He blew up quite a large portion of their works and a number of rebels—seven...

The Third is encamped five miles south of Louisville, on the Seventh-street plank road. As we marched through the city my attention was di...

[Fort Pierce, Florida, January 16th 1841.] Upon all scouts or expeditions of danger, all the officers insist upon going, but as it is nece...

Today obtained and sent the Photographs to Tho s  [Bourne?]. They were finished while I was in the Gallery. I sent them by Adams Express. I ...

PARIS, 6th July, 1851. MADAME: I have scarcely any thing to add to your letter. I would cheerfully sign every line of it. Pursue your holy...

Moved up the Cumberland river from Clarksville to the shoals, where three of our boats were captured two weeks before, and all the negroes w...

10 Oc I was released I have been on duty for 24 hours without any sleep, there is strong expectation here of an attack & our officers ar...

A weak and disagreeable state of body since last date has waived my practice of noting; but everything has been as now—"hell upon earth...

Weather severely hot as it has been learned that a break by the prisoners is planned, and warns them for three weeks. A supply of sumach bud...

72d Ill. detailed as rear guard. A large train of supplies and ammunition going out to the armies in advance. Roads terribly dusty and weath...

To day, Sarah Bates , by one single deed, set free all her remaining slaves — being 32 in number. The deed was proven in Court, by John. S. ...

Resumed the march early, found the river waist high, and current swift; but the men all got over safely, and we reached camp at one o'cl...

The parson is in my tent doing his best to extract something solemn out of Willis' violin. Now he stumbles on a strain of "Sweet Ho...

. . . Stopped at Law School on my way down, with Mr. Ruggles, and conferred a little with the graduating class. The young men have expressed...

We have been listening all day to the booming of Cannon and beating of Drums. Troops are constantly embarking at the Arsenal and marching th...