Left Rapidan Station this morning for some point near Manassas. What a beautiful sight it is to see the long columns of troops fording the s...

Left Leesburg this evening at 5 o'clock, crossed the Potomac River and marched eight or ten miles into Frederick county, Maryland. ...

In some way McClellan succeeded in getting his hands upon one of General Lee's orders, which gave him a pretty correct idea of the dispo...

Camped near Shepherdstown last night. This morning we can faintly see, far over towards Sharpsburg that another great battle is commencing. ...

Although this place is only ten miles from Shepherdstown, its character is very different; most of the people are bitter Unionists, and show...

SKIRMISH AT WILLIAMSPORT, MARYLAND. Moved on to Williamsport; placed our guns on a large hill on the south side of the river, and shelled ...

All quiet last night save an occasional picket skirmish. About 8 o'clock this morning my gun, of which I am the "gunner," was ...

Play-going with Ellie tonight at the Winter Garden; Guy Mannering. A dramatic distortion of the novel. Miss Charlotte Cushman was the Meg Me...

Started from Berlin at half-past five. Crossed the Potomac, into Virginia, over a pontoon-bridge. Went into camp at eight P.M. Six miles. ...

CHAMBERSBURG, PA., JUNE 9TH, 1863. MY PRECIOUS WIFE. I had not intended to write until the 9th of July, or until a battle occurred, but ...

There is a great dearth of news here now, but a great looking for of great events about this time, but few soldiers are here now compared wi...

No news today. Nothing from Foot yet. Troops are embarking down at the Arsenal to go down the River. It is supposed that an attack is to be ...

This has been a pleasant day. The troops have been quite active, some five or six Regiments marched through the City to the River to embark....

To-day begins the Pennsylvania campaign. Reveille sounded at four A.M. Left camp at six o'clock. Marched through Leesburg, and crossed t...

This morning our Brigade Surgeon ordered me to leave the hospital for a few days, on account of my fatigue and prostration. He said that a r...

I had comforted myself with the reflection that when we returned to Kentucky, where communications were uninterrupted by guerillas, and were...

We managed to get clear of the Roanoke river some time in the night, but ran aground in the Sound at noon, thinking we were opposite Roanoke...

This has been another fine dry and bright day. The roads are geting quite good. The dust is thick on Pa. Av e  today. There has probably bee...

Pleasant morning but the ground is covered with snow tonight. Snowed very hard the middle of the day. It has thawed all the time. Went to ch...

The event of the day has been the Funeral of the gallant Genl Lander. It took place at the Epiphany church, starting from the Residence of S...