A Mr. Venable, of North Carolina, is making a speech against any special efforts to colonize Liberia. He thinks the negro settlements there ...

Arrived at camp early next morning, and found our entire force had moved in the direction of Hampton. The rain was still falling without int...

Boston Garison Sepbr. 22 1774 I have just returnd from a visit to my Brother, with my Father who carried me there the day before yesterday...

WASHINGTON, December 22, 1849. MY DEAR SIR,—I received your favor of the 17th instant, and thank you for its details. It seems that I have...

“Let the levees on the Mississippi be at once prostrated in a hundred places, while the water is high, and let the Traitors and Rebels livin...

RICHMOND, May 2, 1861. MY DEAR MRS GARDINER: I have but a moment ago received your letter from the hands of Mrs. Pegram, and regret to per...

It is half-past eight o'clock, and we are still but eight miles from Clarksburg. We were informed this morning that the secession troops...

We are getting right down to business now. Have company drill and will soon drill with the whole regiment together. To-day we practiced the ...

The President last evening addressed a large concourse who assembled under a call of soldiers and sailors who desired to serenade and thank ...

Bright and cold. It is estimated that the enemy lost 1500 men in the fight near Petersburg, and we 500. Sherman has got to the railroad near...

With but short intervals, Slocum's guns have been heard all day. About three o'clock in the evening we hear to our right a sullen ro...

ARRIVAL AT NEW BERNE. About nine this morning we saw our first of Rebeldom, and after taking a pilot, and passing several ugly-looking rip...

To-day, as the negro guard was relieved, two of them commenced playing with their guns and bayonets, sticking at one another. Fortunately on...

WATERLOO. We got under way yesterday evening and came up to Waterloo, the scene of our first battle, where we again tied up, to allow the me...

Started again this morning, and passed over the Chancellorsville battlefield. Marched twelve miles to-day. We passed a brigade of negro troo...

We are guarded by negro troops, who are as mean as hell. At each meal there is a guard placed over 500 prisoners, who go to their meals in r...

One of yesterday's wounded died to-day. This negro company was taken away to-day, as there is no telling what even men without arms will...

HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE UNITED STATES,           ST. LOUIS, Mo., Feb. 3, 1875. Dear Brother: I read carefully your speech, 1 and your re...

Senator Doolittle called at my house last evening on the subject of the Civil Rights Bill, which it is now well understood, outside, will me...

Clear and frosty. We learn vaguely that the attack on the defenses of Wilmington has been progressing since Friday, and that the enemy'...