Clouds and sunshine; warm. Splendid rainbow last evening. We have nothing new in the papers from any quarter. Sheridan's position is n...

Bright and cool. A violent southeast gale prevailed last evening, with rain. Of course we have no news in the papers from any quarter. Sheri...

Bright and windy. The following telegram was received this morning from Gen. R. E. Lee: "Gen. Johnston reports that on the 16th Gen. Ha...

Clear, with high wind. Nothing further from North Carolina. A dispatch from Gen. Lee states that he has directed Gen. Cobb to organize an ex...

Slightly overcast, but calm and pleasant. I am better, after the worst attack for twenty years. The only medicine I took was blue mass—ten g...

ST. LOUIS, Mo., Dec. 4, 1884. Dear Brother: . . . We have several posts of the Grand Army here, one of which, Frank Blair Post No 1, invit...

Raining hard, and warm. We have vague reports of Early's defeat in the Valley by an overwhelming force; and the gloom and despondency ...

A bright frosty morning. This day I am fifty-five years of age. It is now reported that Gen. Early made his escape, and that most of his...

Bright and frosty. Yesterday we had no certain accounts of the movements of Sheridan. His force was said to be near Charlottesville—at Kes...

Rained all night; clearing away this morning. Warm. Nothing positive from Sherman, Grant, or Sheridan. The enemy's papers say Gen. Early...

Bright and frosty. About one o'clock last night, there was an alarm, supposed to be the approach of the enemy from the West—Sheridan...

Bright and pleasant. The reports of the army of Sheridan (mostly mounted infantry) being within a few miles of the city were at least prem...

Bright and pleasant, but indications of change. The papers contain no news from the armies, near or remote. But there was some alarm in the ...

Warm and cloudy. My cabbages coming up in the garden. The papers contain no war news whatever, yet there is great activity in the army. ...

WASHINGTON, D.C., Feb. 28, 1882. HON. JOHN SHERMAN,           United States Senate. When a senator or member of Congress discovers in some n...

HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE UNITED STATES,           WASHINGTON, D.C., June 7, 1883. Dear Brother: . . . I expect all alteration to be compl...

HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE UNITED STATES,           ST. LOUIS, Mo., Jan. 7, 1875. Dear Brother: I see my name was used in the debate yesterday...

HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE UNITED STATES,           ST. LOUIS, Mo., March 18, 1875. Dear Brother: *           *           *           *     ...

HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE UNITED STATES,           WASHINGTON, D.C., July 8, 1871. Dear Brother: *            *            *            *  ...

HEADQUARTERS MILITARY DIVISION OF THE MISSOURI,           ST. LOUIS, Mo., Dec. 20, 1868. Dear Brother: *           *           *          ...