Our trap is sprung at last. For three long, weary days and sleepless nights we patiently awaited the coming of that "flanking column...

I was detailed on fatigue this morning. The detail from our regiment worked on the big break in the levee. We did a good day's work, and...

A weak and disagreeable state of body since last date has waived my practice of noting; but everything has been as now—"hell upon earth...

Captain McKnight, I, and ten others, went out to Burnsville on a scout. We met, about two and a half miles from Burnsville, two of Beauregar...

McKnight's Company went on a scout up the Tuscumbia road, but brought back no news of interest. SOURCE: Richard R. Hancock, Hancock...

Went on a scout out to Eaglesville. Met a Yankee scout just this side of E. We charged them and run them one and a half miles, capturing six...

Our camp equipage came up to-day, so that we are now in our own tents. Four of my companies are on picket, scattered up the valley for mil...

Pickets report firing, artillery and musketry, over the mountain, in the direction of Kimball. The enemy's scouts were within three mi...

Arrived at camp early next morning, and found our entire force had moved in the direction of Hampton. The rain was still falling without int...

The scouts return to camp reporting nothing threatening in the country, whereupon we return to camp, thus ending another "wild goose ch...

This morning the train proceeds on its way to Florence; gone but one hour when a courier comes dashing back to the detachment headquarters w...

Still in camp in the woods near Waynesboro; we will remain here until the scout sent to Clifton, Tennessee river, returns. About nine o'...

This morning we move on to Raw Hide; nothing to be found; we learn here that scouts from the regiment were here this morning in quest of Cap...

Our scouts and patrols are now continually picking up stray guerrillas. This morning Captain Ring sends to headquarters at Baily Springs, se...

According to orders previously mentioned, McNairy, having set out from Camp Hall with his battalion early in the morning, got to the river o...

Having received a dispatch from Zollicoffer during the past night stating that Wolford's Cavalry was reported to be crossing the river a...

HEADQUARTERS ELEVENTH BRIGADE,                     Columbia, December 13, 1861.           (Received December 14, 1861.) Brig. Gen. GEORGE H...

HEADQUARTERS ELEVENTH BRIGADE,                     Columbia, Ky., December 13, 1861.           (Received December 14, 1861.) Brig. Gen. GEO...

This morning the transports and gun-boats all move down the river, leaving us isolated and alone, and in consequence we are soon on our way ...

Our men were still very busily engaged crossing the river and intrenching (at “Beech Grove ”) on the north bank. A cavalry scout crossed F...