No real news yet. Lots of rumors though, one of which is that they are all cut up and the rest captured. We don't believe it. SOURCE: ...

No marching orders yet this morning & as our teams had all been called for during the night & sent back to the landing for supplies ...

Spend a pleasant day, have a skiff ride, boys fishing a great deal. plenty of eels in the creek, the train gone in with 3 wounded of the 91s...

Soon as breakfast is over sit down to write a letter, not finished before I was detailed to take charge of 40 men & report to Div Head Q...

To-day there are rumors of a possible war with England, on account of the affair of Mason and Slidell, now prisoners in Boston harbor. It wi...

Lenoir.   Another letter from home last night, dated October 16th. Only four letters in two months; I find, too, my letters are quite as irr...

Heavy firing in the direction of Harper's Ferry; many camp rumors afloat concerning it. SOURCE: William S. White,  A Diary of the War;...

A steamer came up this morning bringing a sutler. We made another move to-day, going back to our old place under the breastworks in our shel...

Very snowy. The Sibley D. T. relief train arrives with news of the fall of Vicksburg. Rumor that M. T. Thomas, our colonel, is enroute for F...

Today’s special rumor is of a scheme of disunion, fathered by the Hon. Howell Cobb of Georgia, Secretary of the Treasury, who is now favorin...

The talk today is that Fusionism may carry this state after all. Then the election goes into the House and would be long contested before a ...

The days are so much alike I have given up noting the doings of each as it comes. Since February 1st our meeting-house tent has been repaire...

The weather is a little colder tonight, just freezing. Exciting news from Charleston. The Steamer “Star of the West” with troops to reinforc...

Nothing unusual last night. I am relieved at 6. A. M. & marched the pickets to the Regt. which is on the road at 6.45, at which time the...

Working parties return at daylight at which time the ball opens again The Enemy were reinforcing last night from Mobile, a little bolder ...

At 12. last night the Jonnies made a charge out of their forts on the skirmish line, draw it in on the left where the 7th Vermont was statio...

Weather cool & cloudy much rejoicing over the victory gained at Ft. Henry Our success in that section we think decides the fate of Colum...

Clear but cold. Guard mounting at the usual hour Lt Allen Officer of the Guard. Inspection of Battalion by the Staff at the usual hour 10 O...

Why do I not love to be near the sea better than among the mountains? Here is my home, if birthplace makes home. But no, it is not my natura...

Played ball this forenoon and in the afternoon were detailed to extinguish a fire which destroyed the best part of town. The Post Office, on...