GENERAL ORDERS No. 7.} HDQRS. DISTRICT OF VICKSBURG,           Vicksburg, Miss., May 18, 1864. The attention of the officers of this comma...

This morning the dark overhanging clouds are threatening rain. The Seventh are ordered to quarter themselves in the few scattering houses ye...

West's Cross Roads, 13 miles northeast of Camden, S. C., February 24, 1865. Made 14 miles a little south of east. We passed about a mile...

Near Clinton, November 20, 1864. Struck out foraging before daylight this morning. Almost any house on the road to-day would furnish po...

Near Summerville, October 19, 1864. Reached this place yesterday. The cavalry advance had some sharp skirmishing, and brought back some ...

Blacksburg, nine miles, through a finely cultivated country; constant pursuit of mounted videttes. We caught Colonel Linkus, formerly of [t...

Scottsboro, Ala., January 5, 1864. Your brother no longer represents the Festive Mamaluke, but has returned from his paradise of fresh ...

Genl Inspection at 9 A. M. co come in at 11, an extra Roll call was ordered by Genl Benton at 1. P. M all absentees to be reported to Div H...

Got the order at midnight to start at three A. M. It made a wild picture in the dark morning, the camp fires blazing high, surrounded by da...

Headquarters Second Brigade, Hilton Head, S. C. November 13th, 1861. My dear Mother: I am delighted, after several busy days, o...

Yesterday Anna and I spent the day with Lilly, and the rain in the evening obliged us to stay all night. Dr. Perkins stopped there, and rep...

A letter this morning from Sister M., who has returned to her home on the Potomac. She gives me an account of many “excitements” to which t...

Our fears have all been realized: the enemy is upon us, and is in pursuit of McCausland, who left the town about an hour before they entere...

Started south for Diamond Grove. Detachments kept leaving when we approached the grove, so as to surround and enter it from different direc...

GENERAL ORDERS, No. 73. HDQRS. ARMY OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA, Chambersburg, Pa., June 27 , 1863 . The commanding general has observed...