We moved about two hundred yards and encamped on the bank of the Tombigbee. Our wagons were brought out to us, loaded with corn, provisions ...

A. M. Go to Commissary at Ft. Morgan to buy provision for Mess. get to ride most of way to & from. Ship load of troops at the pier near ...

Cumberland Gap.       We are now in East Tennessee, one mile south of the famous Gap in the Cumberland Mountains. When we left Crab Orchar...

All the provisions and forage has to be brought on the backs of mules and horses from Shipping Point and Cheeseman's Creek, the roads be...

Sunday morning pleasant but cloudy, George W. Clarks 24th Birth Day he is Corporal of the Guard to day. Lt. Allen has gone up to Cairo to da...

This afternoon, when riding down to Huttonville, I met three or four hundred sorry-looking soldiers. They were without arms. On inquiry, I f...

Details sent out to get all the provisions possible and return by 12 o'clock. I went to town, but did not get my horse shod, met the com...

Was quite unwell for a day or so. Nothing of particular interest occurred. Foraging parties were sent out to gather all the provisions and v...

Throwing up breastworks all day, and we now are impatiently awaiting the enemy. Provisions are scarce; had a couple of hard crackers and a t...

The gun-boats and steamers are still below the bend, where they have been since Monday. They come up every day and throw shells at our batte...

"I am monarch of all I survey." Last night, intelligence being received that an attack was expected on Washington; we were ordered...

Clear and pleasant. Cannon heard down the river. Mr. E. A. Pollard, taken by the Federals in an attempt to run the blockade last spring, h...

HDQRS. FIRST DIVISION, DEPARTMENT OF THE OHIO,           Lebanon, Ky., December 30, 1861. Brig. Gen. D. C. BUELL,           Commanding Depa...

B.   A. Hancock, who had been sent to Cumberland Gap the day before after provisions for McNairy's Battalion, returned. As rations had b...

Having now received the necessary supply of provisions, General Zollicoffer issued orders for a forward movement of his brigade on the morro...

Clear and pleasant; later cloudy. Yesterday, Mr. Peck, our agent, started South to buy provisions for the civil officers of the department...

Clouds, sunshine, and showers. The tremendous cannonading all day yesterday at Drewry's Bluff was merely an artillery duel-brought on ...

Last night a train arrived from Memphis bringing provisions, but not sufficient to relieve us from half rations. Things look gloomy in and a...

Twenty-four miles southeast of Columbia, S. C., February 13, 1865. Made 18 miles to-day. Rear guard for the corps in the morning, but the 2d...

Combined knife, fork and spoon, used by the boys at the siege of Vicksburg. We have heard that Port Hudson is ours, and I hope this may be t...