Left Camp College Hill, or was rallied and sent to Gallatin, Summer county, Tenn, and slept on our arms all night, and the next morning our ...

Our camp equipage came up to-day, so that we are now in our own tents. Four of my companies are on picket, scattered up the valley for mil...

Battery in camp near Poolesville; we, the centre section, on picket at Conrad's Ferry. Our picket duty, at this place, has been a very p...

The centre section was relieved from picket at Conrad's Ferry, by the left section, under Lieut. Newton. The guns of the former remained...

On picket one mile southeast of LaGrange, the night was very cold. SOURCE: Seth James Wells, The Siege of Vicksburg: From the Diary of Set...

Encanmped at Lafayette last night and in the morning started back with the supply train. The march was as hard a one as I ever took. I have ...

I and five others were on picket on the bank of the Tennessee at Chickasaw. About nine o'clock A. M. another gun-boat paid us a visit. S...

Came to Vernon and camped. I went out and got some fodder and made beds, but did not get to enjoy it long. Bout 1 o'clock started and ca...

Batteries A and B were ordered to report near Conrad's Ferry, where we arrived before sunrise, it being only five miles from our camp. W...

On picket, at Conrad's Ferry. The rebel camp plainly to be seen. Infantry and cavalry drilling outside the forts. SOURCE: Theodore Rei...

On picket at Fredericksburg all day. Started at half-past six P.M., marched to the upper part of the city, and went into battery, and threw ...

I and two others being on picket within five miles of Chickasaw, and hearing the firing of artillery a little below, mounted our horses and ...

On picket again to-day. We are at a new place, on the road to Frederick, but not as far out as Catonsville. It is plain to see it is only fo...

Came out on a reconnoitering expedition, past Col. Lytle's. I stopped on return and saw Misses Mollie and Alice. Miss Molly T. had retur...

I introduce the following letter to a friend, as sufficiently explicit as to the occurrences since the last date: CHAIN BRIDGE, VA., Sept....

Reports are that a great battle has been fought at Antietam, and a great victory won. Do they tell us this to keep up our courage, or has th...

On picket duty at Catonsville again. The people and the peaches are just as good as ever. We are glad enough of this outing, after our hard ...

Came back to camp. Company on picket. Burke in command at camp. I was put on comm. guard. SOURCE: Ephraim Shelby Dodd, Diary of Ephraim Sh...

During this time had several false alarms amounting to a run down the pike and back to Camp. Also regular turns on picket. SOURCE: Ephraim...

Went on picket. I was put on at the Widow ———. SOURCE: Ephraim Shelby Dodd, Diary of Ephraim Shelby Dodd: Member of Company D Terry's ...