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...

The siege is still progressing favorably. There is joy in our camp, for Uncle Sam has again opened a clothing store, which we shall patroni...

We move at last. We left camp as the sun rose, reaching our old quarters in front of the rebel Fort Hill in the afternoon. Glad we are to g...

Receiving supplies at Chickasaw Bayou for the army around Vicksburg. We stayed in camp again all day, and I improved the time strollin...

Minnie-balls fired at Vicksburg. Our regiment lay in the rifle pits to-day, watching the enemy. For hours we were unable to see the moti...

Rifle-Musket and Appendages. Sunday; and how little like the Sabbath day it seems. Cannon are still sending their messengers of dea...

Map of Vicksburg showing the river front and the positions of the Union and Confederate lines in the rear. When I awoke this morning I ...

We were relieved this morning before daylight, and slipped back to our camp as quietly as we could. The rifle pits where we watched were pre...

Mortar from the river in front. “During the siege of Vicksburg,  sixteen thousand shells were thrown from the mortar gunboats, and nav...