London , April 18,1863. SIR, — We beg leave to inform you that we have obtained a loan of £500,000, for the period of six months, from ...

Gen. Lee has retired to the south side of the Rappahannock again, while Meade remains in the intrenchments at Centreville. Gen. Imboden occ...

Maud's boots, $3.00, Vegetables, .12, Bread, .04 . . . Ribbons for victory, .40. To-day we have the news of Lee's surrender with th...

[November 19, 1864.] My Dear Friend —Your welcome note found me in bed, where I had been for some days. It came with healing on its w...

NEW YORK, February 23 , 1861 . MY DEAR BLAIR: Mr. Blunt received a telegraph from General Scott a few days since which he thought indi...

They are still striking at martial law in the Senate, as administered by Gen. Winder. A communication from the Secretary of War admits that...

HEADQUARTERS SIXTH CORPS, March 10 , 1864 . Brig. Gen. S. Williams, Assistant Adjutant-General, Army of the Potomac. GENERAL: M...

Again the Northern papers give the most extravagant numbers to our army in Kentucky. Some estimates are as high as 150,000. I know, and Mr....

Hartford, Conn ., March 6, 1857. Dear Wife , — I enclose with this a letter from Owen, written me from Albany. He appeared to be very m...

The news from Vicksburg by the morning's papers is very delightful, if authentic. We pause for confirmation of it. The young people amo...

May 11th, 1863. We are all saddened to the heart to-night by hearing the death of our hero Jackson! In addition to our own irreparable ...

jackson , Jany. 8th, 1863. My dear Wigfall: Mrs. Johnston, who arrived evening before last, brought me your letter, which had come t...

As we have no longer a minister — Mr. Gierlow having gone to Europe — and no papers, I am in danger of forgetting the days of the week, as ...

One of the papers has a short account of the application of Stone in its columns this morning. One of the reporters was present at the inte...

In the city again yesterday. B. improving. The morning papers report firing upon Vicksburg. Several steamers have arrived lately, laden for...

Longwood , near Boston, April and May and June, 1861. . . . Isn't the news from Sumter delightful. When I read the account in a ...

The enemy's papers represent that we have some 80,000 men in Kentucky, and this lulls us from vigilance and effort in Virginia. The Sec...

Spent yesterday at the hospital — very few patients. Our army in the Valley falling back; and the two armies said to be very near each othe...

Aug. 5th, 1861. My dear Mother: Living now quietly without excitement, the events of two weeks ago have become like a dream. Our camp...

Bad news! The papers bring an account of the defeat of our army at Corinth. It was commanded by General Van Dorn—the Federals by Rosecranz....