Knoxville, Tenn.   We are shut out from all intercourse with the rest of the world. Even Dame Rumor has retired behind the scenes, exhausted...

We were expecting a gay time to-day, it being the first anniversary of the capture of New Berne. It was reported that besides a review we we...

Fresh calls for shoemakers. A few weak ones give their names but are not accepted. Negroes have begun additional fortifications working all ...

Several men of our regiment are failing fast. H. D. Merritt is an object of pity and getting worse. We have cut his hair close to keep the m...

Regiment under arms all afternoon. Logan exploded another mine. He blew up quite a large portion of their works and a number of rebels—seven...

This morning received telegram that my nephew, Samuel Welles, constructing engineer at Mare Island, died last evening at 7.15 from injuries ...

Rumor in camp today that Mobile is evacuated. dont know. & that a blockade runner was captured. Evening both rumors false. Jewish smuggl...

Last night quite cold, strong North wind, morning very cold & windy, no wood, water in Gulf two ft- lower on beach than any time since w...

There is a rumor here to-day that our troops are in possession of both Savannah and Pensacola. I do not believe it. What do our leaders me...

Knoxville, Tenn.       We   are again under marching orders. It is rumored we go to Rosecrans' support tomorrow morning. Our boys are qu...

It was rumored this morning that we march tomorrow at 5 a. m. Little attention was paid to this, however, and the men were enjoying themselv...

We are having an easy time so far, excepting for the cold weather. We have no guard or drill as yet; a part of the 27th M. V. do provost dut...

We managed to get clear of the Roanoke river some time in the night, but ran aground in the Sound at noon, thinking we were opposite Roanoke...

The weather is now fine & the roads are drying up. Troops are coming into the City and crossing over the River. Rumors afloat of fightin...

Morning ground covered with snow & sleet. damp ugly day. tore down our church for wood. Busy all day with Returns. 4 transports up Ark r...

The conflict is deepening; but thanks to God, there is no wavering, no division, now, at the North! All are united, as one man; and from a p...

Haines Bluff, Miss.   We arrived at our old camp yesterday—twenty days from the time we left it—the toughest twenty days of our experience. ...

Five companies of the Twenty-third Ohio and five companies of the Ninth Ohio arrived to-day, and are encamped in a maple grove about a mile ...

A death on board last night. The guns are being taken off the Cumberland and Congress by divers. Lieutenant Colonel Smith let himself out to...

A bright pleasant day. No particular news, but many rumors of fighting West. I have been in the office, am there every day filling out Paten...