Messrs. Underwood and Seeley of the Chicago Board of Trade and Y. M. C. A., arrived from Chicago today. Visited the rifle pits with them. Ba...

The siege is progressing slowly but surely. We are making gradual approaches and are now within one hundred feet of the enemy's works. T...

Having had some business with the Colonel of the 12th Wisconsin which is stationed on our extreme right in Sherman's corps, and as near ...

For some time General Logan's division of McPherson's corps had been mining under the rebel Fort Hill, one of the most prominent wor...

Bill Boggs and myself secured a pass this morning early and started down to the canal. We followed the river bank until we were about one mi...

The different corps had only taken such positions yesterday as they could in the dark, but today troops were constantly being brought forwar...

Reached the "City of the Falls" in the night. Left the boat about six this morning, took a hasty breakfast at the “National,” then...

Once more we are on the wing. Yesterday morning we were ordered to be ready to march when called on. Of course, the men do not expect to sta...

To-day the whole army is throwing up breastworks. The sharpshooters are out in front, my corps out to-day. We made ourselves small pits to l...

March 28, Evening. Not yet off. Have worked enough for one day in getting our sick and wounded on the John Adams. Another steamer has arri...

No. 216. Report of Lieut. Col. John O'Dowd, One hundred and eighty-first Ohio Infantry, of operations December 7, 1864. HEADQUARTERS 181...

HERRON'S, June 23 , 1863 — 2 a.m. Have just taken another rifle-pit and 13 prisoners in moving up my right line of skirmishers. Will...

HERRON'S HEADQUARTERS, June 24 , 1863 . Nothing of special importance has occurred on my front since yesterday. I am still working up...

NEAR VICKSBURG, June 25, 1863. General ORD: McPherson secured the crater made by the explosion. The cavity made was sufficiently large to ...

MCPHERSON'S, July 1, 1863. Major-General GRANT: The mine on Logan's front is ready, and the enemy appear to be digging in toward i...

Head Quarters Dept of the Tennessee           Near Vicksburg June 21st 1863 Admiral D. D. Porter Comdg Miss Squadron. Admiral:— Information...

Five miles south of Fredericksburg, May 16, 1865. Our division and brigade in advance of corps to-day. Made 24 miles by 2 p. m. Fences all...

Green Square, Savannah, Camp 103d Illinois "Provost Guards."  December 22, 1864.  We have just by a hair's breadth missed what...

Our regiment went into the rifle-pits again before daylight, at which time the din of musketry and cannonading from both sides had begun, an...

No. 193. Report of Col. John A. Hottenstein, Thirteenth U.S. Colored Troops,  of operations November 30, 1864-January 15, 1865  HEADQUARTE...