We have nearly the same regulations here as at Newport News, everything being regulated by bugle call. Of course, we drill; it would be hard...

OFF FORTRESS MONROE. We left Newport News about six this morning, and came here where lie many other vessels loaded with soldiers. There...

WE are nearly out of sight of land. Wild ducks and geese cover the water. The sun is just coming up, and seems to me I never saw such a love...

During the latter part of February we were ordered with the Fourteenth Virginia Infantry to fall back to the left flank of Mulberry Island, ...

Changed our position to Young's Mill, a strong position nine miles from Newport News. Throwing up breastworks, reënforced by four piec...

THE "DREUX SKIRMISH." It pains me no litle to write the following account of this sad affair, but it was my intention when I fir...

SHERWOOD FOREST, VA., May 7, 1861. MY DEAR MAMMA: Mr. Clopton goes to Richmond in the morning (by land), and it is a good opportunity to w...

We are now on the “heaving sea and the bounding wave.” We were aroused yesterday morning at four o'clock, ordered to prepare breakfast a...

Newport News is a military post, and is of no importance in any other sense. There were no villages or cities here previous to the war. Now ...

Louisville, Ky. We did not go to Suffolk as I anticipated. Third Division went in our stead, while we took another direction, and in eight d...

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...

Our troops are nearly "used up" on this march, as it has been raining the whole time. At one time we were in sight of the enemy...

At six o'clock this morning the steamer arrived at the wharf under the walls of Fortress Monroe, which presented a very different appea...

[Washington , June 24, 1861.] Success attends me everywhere. I left Saturday P.M. for Fortress Monroe. Mr. Blair gave me a letter of in...

Head Quarters Department of Virginia Seventh Army Corps Fort Monroe, Va. Mch. 7th 1863 Sir: I am extremely unwilling to trouble y...

Headquarters Stevens' Div. 9th Army Corps, Steamer “elm City,” Aug. 5th, 1862. My dear Mother: Here we are at length at Acqu...

HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF VIRGINIA, Fort Monroe, May 24 , 1861 . Lieutenant-General WINFIELD SCOTT: I have the honor to report my ...