(PRIVATE.) Washington, September 12, 1850. MY DEAR SIR,—I use the confidential hand of another to write you a short letter, my eyes holding ...

Negroes by the hundreds are flocking to our camp; all sizes and ages, ranging from one year to one hundred years old. Poor deluded beings, h...

Camp near Orange Court House, Va., January 30, 1864. The weather has been fine recently and there have been some indications of a move. Ye...

This morning the boys are seen wending their way to the timber to chop wood. It is very cold, and the boys are kept busy getting fuel. It sn...

Snow fell all night, and was eight or ten inches deep this morning; but it was a bright morning, and glorious sunshine all day, the annivers...

Played some at chess and read a little in Shakespeare. Eyes quite weak. Letters from home and Floy. Quiet. Heavy firing in direction of Pet...

All quiet with the pickets. Played some at chess. Read papers and "Othello." Wrote to Ella Clark. SOURCE: Frances Andrews ...

Big scuffle with Rob yesterday. Makes me somewhat sore. Played a game of chess with John. Read the Atlantic which A. B. lent me. Called on ...

Gen. Bragg dispatches the government that Gen. Forrest has captured 800 prisoners in Tennessee, and several thousand of our men are making ...

Cleared off pleasantly. Busy in morning getting memorandum receipts of the stores for the month. Afternoon rode to town and beat Melissa at...

The President took Stoddard, Nicolay and me to Ford’s with him to see Falstaff in Henry IV. Dixon came in after a while. Hackett was most a...

The President, speaking to-day about Missouri matters, said he had heard some things of Schofield which had very much displeased him: — Tha...

Last night we went to the Observatory with Mrs. Long. They were very kind and attentive. The Pre st took a look at the moon & Arcturus...

Camp Jones, Flat Top. — A cold morning and a cloudy, clearing off into a bright, cool day. Last night walked with Captain Warren down t...

Read some in “Othello.” Enjoyed some parts much. News came that Jackson had been taken with 20,000 men. Proved a lie. Tried to write a dece...

Slept till rather late — up in time for Sandy's breakfast. During the day wrote to Fannie Andrews. Delos called in the morning and I re...

Beech Grove , September 6th, Saturday. Another perch for Noah's duck! Where will I be in a week or two from this? I shall make a...

CAMP NEAR FALMOUTH, January 26, 1863. We are much excited by rumors of what is going to be done. It is generally believed Burnside is i...

The condition of the rebels in becoming more and more hopeless the necessity of the rebellion being crushed before the approaching hot weat...