Had a thunderstorm and gale this evening which nearly destroyed our camp, but the tents stood it as well as could be expected. We had a brig...

Warm. Capt. Tyler and four mule teams gone below. Dress parade. SOURCE: Lewis C. Paxson,  Diary of Lewis C. Paxson: Stockton, N.J., 1862-1...

Very blustery and cold, and occasional snow squalls. Dress parade. SOURCE: Lewis C. Paxson,  Diary of Lewis C. Paxson: Stockton, N.J., 186...

Had dress parade this evening, at which the Colonel officiated, it being his first appearance since his return. Ascertaining that he had n...

Fine day. Tonight’s anti-Lincoln or Fusion Torchlight procession was “a big thing.’’ It was more numerous than any political demonstration I...

FORT MOULTRIE, S. C., May 23, 1843. My Dear Brother: *           *           *           *           *           *           *          ...

Camp Cairo, Illinois.   Storm has abated. The troops that were enbarking yesterday will all leave to day. One soldier was drowned yesterday ...

Weather moderate.      snow which had fallen to the depth of 2 Inches is fast disappearing mud mud  everlasting  oh how awful mudy it is. Ve...

CAMP NEAR CULPEPPER,           JUNE 8TH, 1863. MY PRECIOUS WIFE: I have determined to write you another letter, although I cannot do so wit...

Played ball this forenoon and in the afternoon were detailed to extinguish a fire which destroyed the best part of town. The Post Office, on...

Our division was inspected today by Major Strong, Inspector-General. Ours was the first regiment inspected. We had a thunder shower in the a...

A little incident occurred yesterday, which is very gratifying to some of the boys, showing the confidence our captain places in their word,...

Night verry high wind with incessant heavy rain, our canvas tents shelter us well from the storm but the storm of wind gave us some uneasine...

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...

We was out this morning by request of our Col & had a tryal at target shooting with him the commissioned officers of us, pistol shooting...

Our Major was grand officer of the day which makes him for this 24 hours next highest in Command to Genl Gorman who is commander of the post...

We drilled a short time after our scirmish drill & was on dress perade I received a letter from Emma with the good noose that Amandus is...

Forenoon we drilled some in skirmish. 4 Oc we ware on dress perade I was in town a short time afternoon & priced some things Flour is $4...

Forenoon I rambled down the bottom & through a cotton plantation & to a burning cotton gin & back to camp afternoon MH Hare our ...

General Buell is here, and a grand review took place to-day. Since we left Elkwater there has been a steadily increasing element of insubo...