Admiral Porter called on me to-day direct from his command. Had a long interview on his affairs. Received dispatches to-day from Cap...

HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY,                       Washington, July 16 , 1864 . General SHERMAN, Georgia, via Chattanooga: MY DEAR GE...

June 23, 1864, 9 a. m. The Rebels opened furiously from the mountain last night about 12. Here they are firing at a division of the 14...

Gen. Lee writes (a few days since), from Brandy Station, that Meade seems determined to advance again; that troops are going up the Potomac...

Reinforcements coming in rapidly via W. H. and also Fredericksburg. 13th O. C. arrived. Saw paper of the 31st. News very encouraging. Repor...

Birge got in last night with oats. Went out to Regt. Considerable excitement on account of report that Ewell had flanked our army and was a...

AIKEN'S LANDING, April 5 , 1865 — 11 . 30 a.m.    (Received 2 p.m.) Hon. EDWIN M. STANTON, Secretary of War: Little is kno...

WAR DEPARTMENT,           Washington City, April 7 , 1865 — 10 a.m. Major-General Dix, New York: General Sheridan attacked and r...

HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE POTOMAC,              July 10 , 1863 — 1 p.m.            (Received 3 . 10 p.m.) Maj. Gen. H. W. HALLECK, ...

WAR DEPARTMENT, May 24 , 1862 — 5 p.m. Major-General McDOWELL, Fredericksburg: General Frémont has been ordered by telegraph to ...

Washington , May 25, 1862. Intelligence received this morning shows that General Banks has been attacked in force at Winchester and is ...

A battle was fought on Saturday near Chattanooga and resumed yesterday. Am apprehensive our troops have suffered and perhaps are in danger....

Up before sunrise and had breakfast. Report that Longstreet and Ewell were at or near Jonesboro on Va. line. A very dusty day. Passed S. Pl...

From Winchester we have many accounts, in the absence of official reports (Gen. Lee being too busy in the saddle to write), which have exal...

We have nothing from the West to-day. But it is believed that Hooker is retiring toward Manassas — that fatal field — where another (and th...

The enemy have abandoned the vicinity of Fredericksburg, falling back across the river, and probably retiring toward Alexandria, or else th...

Dispatches from the West inform us that three attempts to carry the city of Vicksburg by assault have been repulsed with heavy loss. Johnst...

A special messenger from Mr. Felton, President of the Philadelphia & Baltimore Railroad, called on me this morning before breakfast, wi...

Who but Sheridan, as at Cedar Creek, Va., Oct. 19, 1864, just a month to a day after his splendid victory at Opequan Creek, Sept. 19, 1864,...

Rec orders to be ready for the road at 12. m. with 1 days rations officers & men. at noon rec orders to be ready at 6. a. m. tomorrow. ...