Vienna, February 7, 1864. Dear Duchess Of Argyll : We get on very well in Vienna. We have an extremely pleasant house with a large ga...

21 Arlington Street, 22 August, 1863. Many thanks for your letter of the 4th August. I grieve with you for the loss of good young men ...

How I wonder how it fared with those you love in all these late disasters, — with Willy, and Frank Shaw's son, and young Russell, and a...

We landed in New York on Sunday evening [July 12], the day before the great draft riots there broke out. When the pilot came on board, the ...

MORRIS ISLAND, S[outh] C[arolina] July 20th, 1863 MY DEAR FATHER AND MOTHER: Wednesday July 8th, our regiment left St. Helena I...

CHARLESTON, S.C., July 21 , 1863 — 9 p.m. General S. COOPER, Adjutant and Inspector General, Richmond, Va.: Enemy recommenced s...

We have the following dispatch from Gen. Beauregard, which is really refreshing in this season of disasters: Charleston , July 22d, 186...

Saturday night I went on board the Ben Deford with the General to visit Folly and Morris Islands. Col. J——, Major B——, Capt. R—— and F—— we...

Tullahoma, Tenn. , November 28, 1863. We are in the midst of exciting news from the front, yet we have had no particulars. It is eviden...

Stafford C. H ., May 7, 1863. I am going to give you, without any introduction, a history of this last campaign against Richmond by th...

Camp Near Stafford C. H., Va., February 12, 1863. Tuesday I rode over with Major Mudge to the First Massachusetts Cavalry; we found o...

February 8, 1863. What do you think of the First Massachusetts Black Infantry? I suppose there is no doubt but that the regiment will b...

Camp Near Fairfax Station, January 10, 1863. Our rainy season has begun at last, I think; to-day it has poured. Everything looks mudd...

Bivouac Near Fairfax Station, December 15, 1862. I will take the opportunity of a few hours' respite from marching, to let you kn...

Camp Near Sharpsburgh , November 14, 1862. I wonder if you are having as charming a day at home as we are having here. It is genuine In...

Camp Near Sharpsburgh, Md., November 11, 1862. We had an interesting little reunion and supper at my tent last evening. Yesterday mor...

Maryland Heights , October 20, 1862. To-night I am all alone and naturally feel a little blue, so my letter may not be very cheerful. B...

Maryland Heights , October 6, 1862. Everything continues quiet with us. We have a nice camp and are beginning to make ourselves comfort...

Maryland Heights , September 29, 1862. I rode over to Harper's Ferry, yesterday afternoon, with Bob Shaw and Charley Whittier (the ...

Maryland Heights , September 26, 1862. In my last letter, I wrote that we had orders to march the next morning. Our whole corps was rou...