A death on board last night. The guns are being taken off the Cumberland and Congress by divers. Lieutenant Colonel Smith let himself out to...

Gen. Grant is still prosecuting the campaign against Richmond. Severe fighting is reported Saturday by Hancock, and that the rebels were def...

we left Chickahominy And went to Richmond and taken the cars and went to the Junction that night And the next morning we left thar And about...

The undersigned, members of the Legislature of the State of Virginia, in connection with a number of the citizens of the State, whose names ...

Showery morning. I perceive no change, except, perhaps, a diminution of troops, which seems to confirm the reports of recent battles, and ...

We have remained bivouaced all day, and there is talk of our moving our camp to this place to-morrow. This will advance us another three mil...

Left Suffolk to-day, on recruiting service, for Richmond; will be absent about two weeks. SOURCE: William S. White,  A Diary of the War; o...

Returned to camp to-day; accomplished but little in Richmond, as most of the men had gone into service by reason of our militia being ordere...

A cold rain continued during the night. What would the good folks at home say could they see this camp this cool, wet morning—men lying in t...

we got to our camp clost to Richmond SOURCE: Bartlett Yancey Malone,  The Diary of Bartlett Yancey Malone,  p. 20

we went back in about a mile and a half of Richmond and staid thar all night SOURCE: Bartlett Yancey Malone,  The Diary of Bartlett Yancey...

As beautiful a spring morning as ever dawned since the sun spread its glorious light over the Garden of Eden. Cannon is heard at intervals...

Clear and warm. Apricots in blossom. At last we have reliable information that Johnston has checked one of Sherman's columns, at Bentonv...

Charlotte, N. C.—We barely escaped with the skin of our teeth! The flight from Richmond was even more hasty and exciting than the exodus fro...

Newberry.—Lise and Ernestine are long since home, but my dear friends here will not listen to my leaving until I have grown stronger. I do n...

Awakened by the guard at 4 a. m.; at daylight go on the street receiving a small day's ration, the fourth issue since our capture. Rain ...

Bright and pleasant. The reports of the army of Sheridan (mostly mounted infantry) being within a few miles of the city were at least prem...

Bright and pleasant, but indications of change. The papers contain no news from the armies, near or remote. But there was some alarm in the ...

On the 20th, prior to leaving Morrisville, Colonel Rowett, who was wounded at Allatoona, returns to the regiment. Never was a colonel's ...

On the morning of the 10th we move towards Richmond. For some cause unknown we do not enter the city, but are ordered into camp three miles ...