ARRIVAL HOME AGAIN. By the loud cheering and blowing off of steam in the direction of New Berne, we knew the boys had arrived. The regimen...

Left camp at 6 o'clock. Roads in a terrible condition, mud knee deep, marching almost impossible; artillery stuck in the road, wagons in...

Meeting to-day. Chaplain Parker preached. He asked those who would stop swearing to hold up their hands, and so far as I could see every han...

The morning of the sixth dawns beautifully, but upon a field of death-a field of blood; but thanks be to God, it dawns with the old flag tri...

The train carrying the Seventh is now near Springfield; soon we expect to meet a grateful people, who have already been informed of the hour...

No. 240. Report of Maj. Gen. Henry D. Clayton, C. S. Army, commanding division, of operations November 20-December 27, 1864. MAJOR: I have t...

Little Washington is on Tar River, and as one of the Yankee gunboats was trying to get in, one of our cannon gave them a ball, which caused ...

Firing at intervals all day. The reserve was sent to the river to support our artillery. The colors went with them. It is raining hard. We l...

[O]ur regiment receives a new stand of colors. The colors we carried through the battles of Fort Donelson and Shiloh are now so mutilated th...

It is reported to-day that Price has been beaten, and is now making a flank movement towards Corinth. Soon we are ordered to Corinth, and th...

WOODSTOCK, VIRGINIA, September 23, 1864. DEAREST:- We fought the enemy again (yesterday] at Fisher's Hill near Strasburg. They had for...

Oh! what a terrible scene does Shiloh's field present this morning. It is a scene of death; its victims lay everywhere. The blood of abo...

Martinsburg , July 17 (Sunday), 1864. Dearest : — A week ago, about this time, we were enjoying our pleasant ride like young lovers on ...

Last night was a doleful night as the soldiers laid in this wilderness by the Tennessee. All night long there was a chilling rain, and the ...

January 2, 1863. . . . I did not observe any reporters at our barbecue yesterday, but I presume some of the journals will contain enoug...

It is now move ing [ sic ]—a beautiful Sabbath morning. The dews have gone to heaven and the stars have gone to God; the sky is all inlaid ...

January 1, 1863 This is the evening of the most eventful day of my life. Our barbecue was a most wonderful success. Two steamboats came...

Camp Crook, Charleston , July 5, 1864. Dearest : — Your last from Elmwood, June 16, reached me last night. Very glad to get so good and...

Staunton, Vieginia , June 9, 1864. Dearest : — I wrote you yesterday a letter which if it reaches you at all, will be some days in advan...

Meadow BLUFF , May 25, 1864. DEAREST:—We are preparing for another move. It will require a week's time, I conjecture, to get shoes,...