HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE UNITED STATES,           WASHINGTON, D.C., Aug. 28, 1874. Dear Brother: . . . Don't ever give any person the ...

West Point, January 20, 1860. MY DEAR SISTER: The nature of your letter shows conclusively your deep interest in my welfare. Your letter d...

July 24, 1858. I am under the harrow again in regard to politics, and do not see any way of escape. If put up to run against Mr. Banks,...

Camp 103d Illinois Infantry, Jackson, Tenn., March 7, 1863. The rumors from Vicksburg in the Tribune of the 5th are enough to make on...

Last night we went to the Observatory with Mrs. Long. They were very kind and attentive. The Pre st took a look at the moon & Arcturus...

Legation of the United States, Vienna, June 30, 1862. My Dearest Mother : It is a long time since I wrote to you, and I am only wri...

Boston , April 15, 1850. My Dear Sir : I am quite as fully persuaded as yourself that political matters are in a most critical state. I...

I left Mobile in the steamer Florida for New Orleans this morning at eight o'clock. She was crowded with passengers, in uniform. In my ...

The Bishop of Georgia preached to-day to a very large congregation in the Presbyterian church. He is a most eloquent preacher; and he after...

FORTRESS MONROE, Oct. 22, 1862. My name, I see, is again used in connection with a political office, without my knowledge or consent. I...

Politics and Power in a Slave Society: Alabama 1800-1860 By J. Mills Thornton More than three decades after its initial publicati...

Camp Tompkins , October 19, 1861. Dearest: — I got your letter of last Sunday yesterday. You can't be happier in reading my letter...

Baltimore, Md. , March 8, 1864. . . . We arrived here at 12 m. to-day, and leave at 3.15 P. M. for Washington. I shall be heartily glad...

I had an invitation to meet several members of the New York press association at breakfast. Among the company were — Mr. Bayard Taylor, wit...

31 Hertford Street, February 9, 1861. My Dearest Mother :   . . . I wrote you a long letter of eight pages yesterday, and then tossed...

Headquarters Army Of The Potomac , October 11, 1864. I have been occupied all day riding round the lines, showing them to Major General...

Oatlands Park Hotel, Walton-on-Thames, March 29, 1860. My Dear Wendell : I am not going to make one word of apology for my long silen...

Headquarters Army Of The Potomac , September 17, 1864. I wish you would dismiss all politics from your mind; I think you allow yourself...

Headquarters Army Of The Potomac , December 18, 1863. To-day Captain Chauncey handed me your letter of the 13th inst. As to politic...

Headquarters Army Of The Potomac , September 16, 1863. The enclosed correspondence will explain itself. The day I received Mr. Young...