The drawing room was again crowded last night, and we got up an important dance on the spur of the moment. General Kershaw, General Gary, an...

JUDGE J. M. DICKINSON, General Solicitor and Counselor Illinois Central Railroad. Jacob McGavock Dickinson was born in Columbus, Miss...

DICKINSON, Jacob McGavock , lawyer and secretary of war, was born at Columbus, Lowndes co., Miss., Jan. 30, 1851, son of Henry and Anna (...

Jackson, Tenn., June 26, 1863. Such splendid weather — nice, fresh breezes ruffling the leaves on the trees all the day long—and plenty...

Last night the town was in a dreadful state of excitement. Before sunset a regiment, that had been camped out of town, came in, and pitched...

Brother writes that rumors of the capture of Baton Rouge by our troops have made him very uneasy about us; and he wishes us to go down to N...

Ruggles’ Batteries After six hours of blood fighting here it became evident that Confederate infantry alone would not break the str...

The citizens of St. Tammany Parish, La., having petitioned Gen. Ruggles, commanding as Provost Marshal General in that State, to be allowed ...

Formidable Rebel Preparations for Resistance A correspondent of the Richmond (Va.) Dispatch, writing from New Orleans, says: The Mississippi...

Special Dispatch to Chicago Tribune CAIRO, April 15 – M., 1862 Auditor Dubois and Gen. John Cook, of Springfield, left Pittsburg on Saturday...

The Richmond Examiner’s Charleston correspondent, under date of the 30th ult., writes as follows: Since the drawn battle between the Monitor...