Sept. 10th We are camped on Sac River, some four miles from Springfield   It is a beautiful camping place—rive on three sides, that afford...

No. 183. Report of Capt. John M. Benedict, Eighteenth Ohio Infantry, of operations December 15-16, 1864. HEADQUARTERS EIGHTEENTH ...

No. 118. Report of Lieut. Col. Charges H. Butterfield, Ninety-first Indiana Infantry, of operations December 15-28, 1864. HDQRS. ...

In The Woods. — How does that sound for a location to date from? Yesterday long toward night our train started from its abiding place and...

Field officer of the day. Moved over upon the Romney pike. Visited the picket line. SOURCE: Frances Andrews Tenney,  War Diary Of Lu...

Received papers of 1st claiming a grand victory here — all bosh — sorry. Some one is much at fault that the grand plan of July 30, 1864, fa...

Day spent improving the picket line, etc. Word came in P. M. that rebs were preparing for a movement on the left. Caution ordered. No demon...

By daylight, all our force save three Regts. and brigade for rear guard had moved out towards Ream's Station. Heavy firing in rear. Soo...

Went down with Thede to Spottsylvania. Visited all the fortifications. Went to the picket line. Could see the rebs very distinctly in rifle...

Messengers Ferry, Big Black River, Miss., September 26, 1863. Pass in your congratulations. We are under marching orders for Chattano...

Rienzi, Tishomingo Co., Miss., June 14, '62. We have located for a somewhat permanent stay, as the clumsy order said, in the most b...

Was detailed for Picket & attended Guard mounting at 7. A. M. just at which time the welcome whistle of a boat was heard was 7.30 when ...

Lay in the rifle pits all night. Could hear Smith in the night shelling the Reb transports during the night. Were relieved at 8. A M. &...

Snowing and blowing cold — 14 below 0 — Spy taken at the picket post. SOURCE: “Diary of John S. Morgan, Company G, 33rd Iowa Infantr...

Very warm and sultry until about 5 o'clock p. m. when quite a hard thunder-storm come up and cooled off the air; remained in our breast...

A little excitement this morning. Rebel cavalry made a dash for our picket line. Regiment called out, soon in line. We saw the rebs going u...

About midnight last night we were aroused by sharp firing. Made us open our eyes and ears. Ready for any sudden call. All we could do was t...

Our camp located on a high hill, west of the town. Fine scenery at this point. Our picket line will cover from Halltown to Charlestown, a d...

Picket line disturbed strengthened at 2. A. M. 8 reb deserter report Price near 10000 men. Marmaduke 8000. Brig. drill 5.30 P. M. SOUR...

Camp Near Strasboro, Virginia , March 31, 1862. I was glad to hear, from your letter of the 23d, that you have been doing something, an...