Washington D.C.      The old year passed away in gloom and sadness and the new one opens today without affording one hopeful ray of light in...

A great day of sport to usher in the new year. Amongst other amusements in our army, Hancock's Brigade "got up a time on its own ho...

The Arago did call for our mail and the body of Lieutenant Sterling was put on board to go to his family in Poughkeepsie. We gave the old sh...

New Year’s Day. God prosper the New Year to those I love. Church with Ellie and Johnny; an effective sermon by Higby. Thereafter we took a c...

A nice enough day, did not go to church. worked part of the day on Pay rolls. Evening spent at the house of Mr Goins in co with Mr Miller, i...

Encamped at Germantown, Tennessee, last night. Weather is grand and as I marched along at the head of my company I could not but think of th...

COLUMBUS, December 27, 1867. MY DARLING:—Am here waiting for my traps and calamities—I should say our—which will be here this afternoon an...

Snowed a few inches in depth during the night clear and cool morning. The new year begins with the new rumor that Gen. Hood has turned upo...

We have spent three days in front of the enemy, and, notwithstanding the fact that we have been under the fire of one of their batteries and...

Yesterday passed off in comparative quiet; a few shot and shell thrown from our batteries into the lines of the enemy, and a few rounds from...

Made complimentary call with my family on the President at 11 A.M. By special request I went some fifteen minutes before the time specified,...

WASHINGTON, December 19, 1866. DEAR UNCLE:— We have decided to accept an invitation to spend Christmas in New Orleans. It is probable we s...

As this was the first day of the new year there was a general inspection of horses, arms, etc. SOURCE: Richard R. Hancock, Hancock's D...

Sixty-four is ushered in bleak and rough. The year has died, but its blood-wrought history will live co-equal with time. The war clouds have...

This month we have done nothing but move our camp once, and drill. Had to send all our baggage away. Hereafter nothing more will be hauled f...

The date admonishes me of passing time and accumulating years. Our country is still in the great struggle for national unity and national li...

The new year dawns peacefully, but not with a nation at peace. 1862 has been a year of blood, and 1863 may be likewise, for the loyal soldie...

THE NEW YEAR. By the blessing of God we have entered the portals of another year. Who knows what storms within it hide? Who can tell how m...

A bright windy day, and not cold. The President has a reception to-day, and the City Councils have voted the hospitalities of the city to B...

A DULL DAY. The new year is ushered in with a light fall of snow and very cold weather. There is just snow enough to prevent drills or ...