Privates Vincent and Watson, sentinels of a sub-picket, under command of Corporal Stiner, discovered a man stealing through the woods, and h...

This morning, at two o'clock, I was rattled up by a sentinel, who had come to camp in hot haste to inform me that he had seen and fired ...

In The Trenches, One And A Half Miles From Atlanta, July 25, 1864. Considerable has been accomplished since my last. On the 17th, I...

We were so distressed by the false position in which we would be placed by a Federal sentinel, that we did not know what course to pursue. ...

Baton Rouge . Well! Day before yesterday, I almost vowed I would not return, and last evening I reached here. Verily, consistency, thou ar...

Camp Near Edinburgh , April 7, 1862. As I write less often now, you must expect me to be more voluminous, and I shall stick to my form ...

A. M. – fired pistol with Captain Zimmerman and P. M. Enfield rifle with Captain Sperry. My pistol shooting rather poor. Rifle shooting at ...

[Undated: apparently August 13, 1861.] The incessant wants of 5,000 men, all complaining, with sick wives and children and fathers at ...