Through the dark and lurid atmosphere of war the light of "Nature's own exceeding peace" still softly falls on the earth. The ...

A glimpse into a heart which has always been closed, both to God and man, — what a chaos it discloses! Yet with all the elements of order th...

This is the gala week of spring. None of the early flowers have quite faded, and the apple trees are in full bloom, while elms and maples ar...

Attended church to-day at the Second Presbyterian, or "Union Church" as it is called. It is the only one in the city, I am told, w...

COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA. The date of May 13th was written at the depot in Augusta, Georgia, and brings me to my arrival at that place. I ...

While we are encamped life is so monotonous that I do not usually regard it as necessary to keep a diary, but occasionally we have a little ...

This morning about daylight we received orders to be ready to march at 8:30. All is bustle now getting ready. I have been to the spring for ...

Davis Mills. Heard from home. Received two letters, from John and Thomas, which eased my anxiety. Listened to the first sermon [in camp]. ...

The Regiment received two months' pay to-day, and to-night are all busy as bees making up express packages, to be sent to fathers, mothe...

We took dinner with my old friend Andrew Meredith called and seen Brothers M M Myres and CE Yeager had a pleasant time evening went to Praye...

I spent the day seeing about my crop on my river farm evening Emma & I was at prayer meeting and after meeting we called & spent an ...

8 Oc the children & I went to the graveyard and had a season of prayer at the graves of my sainted Wife & children 11 Oc we attended...

11 Oc Am Mullen & I attended church at MEC text Simon lovest thou me 3 Oc attended the funeral of Wesly Harison text Eclezeastes 12th 5t...

New prisoners report favorable progress by our armies. Yesterday there was a powerful rain lasting ten hours. In this part the soil is red a...

Corn bread, as served here, is to me what a single feather was to Paddy's head on a rock and what he thought more would be if supplied. ...

The Thirteenth Indiana, Sixth Ohio, and two pieces of artillery went up the valley at noon, to feel the enemy. It rained during the afternoo...

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...

Quincy      Very warm day. At Church A. M. & P. M. and at Episcopal at Sunday School exhibition in the afternoon. SOURCE: The Diary of...

Quincy      Very warm day. At Church in the morning, but not out again. Thunder, lightning and a little rain at night. SOURCE: The Diary o...

Parson Bunting preached for us to-day. Nothing occured to change monotony of camp. Sick, and time drags slowly with me. SOURCE: Ephraim Sh...