HEADQUARTERS,           March 25 , 1865 . At daylight this morning General Gordon assaulted and carried enemy's works at Hare's H...

I have allowed a huge gap to occur in this Diary, for which I can offer a poor excuse. I have been sick with head-ache for about three weeks...

Moved this morning, feeling for the enemy, and came up to them at noon, five miles from the Run, in the Wilderness. It certainly is a wilder...

Our corps of sharpshooters went out today target practising. We shoot a distance of 500 yards offhand. Some very good shooting was done. S...

An anecdote is told of James B. Wilson, of the Forty-first, during the late fight at Vicksburg, which should have appeared in its proper con...

We have spent three days in front of the enemy, and, notwithstanding the fact that we have been under the fire of one of their batteries and...

Yesterday passed off in comparative quiet; a few shot and shell thrown from our batteries into the lines of the enemy, and a few rounds from...

At 4 o'clock yesterday we were moved from our old position to a bridge. We had stood out in the rain since the evening before, and were ...

To-day, as several of us went to get some straw near Kelly's Ford, we heard firing, and the long roll beat. Looking up we saw the Yankee...

To-day the whole army is throwing up breastworks. The sharpshooters are out in front, my corps out to-day. We made ourselves small pits to l...

My corps of sharpshooters marched in front of the line. Left camp at 4 this morning, and at daylight, as General Ewell and staff rode up to ...

Left at 5 this morning, went through Front Royal—seventeen miles to-day. Waded the south and north prongs of the Shenandoah River. We then t...

No. 225. Report of Lieut. H. Milo Torrence, One hundred and fifteenth Ohio Infantry, Assistant Inspector Railroad Defenses, of operations De...

HERRON'S HEADQUARTERS, June 24 , 1863 . Nothing of special importance has occurred on my front since yesterday. I am still working up...

MCPHERSON'S, July 1, 1863. Major-General GRANT: The mine on Logan's front is ready, and the enemy appear to be digging in toward i...

BEFORE VICKSBURG, July 1, 1863—11 a.m. Major-General LOGAN, Commanding Third Division. GENERAL: The mine in your front will be exploded ...

[July 1, 1863.] The mine was successfully Exploded today damaging the enemy's works considerably & killing & wounding a number...

Walnut Hills Miss. June 15th 1863. DEAR PRIDE, I received your very welcom[e] letter and should have answered it sooner but find my time ve...

[June 22, 1863.] I have received yours in relation to the movements of the enemy and have been prepared for it for some days. I have three...

To-day we hear heavy cannonading towards Farmington. It is Pope talking. We are now close to the enemy and occasionally they fire into our p...