We were up and at it at the usual time this morning, on the home tramp, which kept up the spirits of many. About ten o'clock we came in ...

Clear and pleasant; subsequently thawing and foggy. Gen. R. E. Lee has been appointed General-in-Chief by the President, in response to the ...

We took one hundred and five prisoners on board the Indianola, and a few are said to have gone down the river on a coal barge. The Beatty wa...

CAMP WILDCAT, October 2, 1861. General GEORGE H. THOMAS: Since General Carter arrived we have been over considerable country. The general ...

Another day of smiling weather. Still call our mess the “Astor House Mess” It is composed of only three — the Bucks and myself. I am the on...

Got up bright and early, went to the creek and had a good wash, came back, after a good walk over the prison, and ate my two large crackers...

Yes, I am better, but poor and weak. Feeling hungry more now, and can take nourishment quite often. Mike Hoare calls to see me. He is think...

Am really getting better and hopeful. Battese has the two first books of my diary; would like to see him. Was mistaken about Rowe being in ...

Almost the Glorious Fourth of July. How shall we celebrate? Know of no way except to pound on the bake tin, which I shall do. Have taken to...

It was bitter cold last night, and everything is frozen this morning; there will be abundance of ice next summer, if we keep our ice-houses...

St. Helena's Island, Pope's Plantation . April 24, 1862. Mr. Pierce's Head Quarters— Family — Mrs. Johnson and her sist...

As the moon has changed, Julia [the cook] has gone to making soap again. She is a strong believer in the moon, and never undertakes to boil...

Slept very little last night. Went out doors several times and could see large fires like burning buildings. Am I not in the hands of a mer...

Nothing further has been heard from Corinth. A great battle is looked for in Kentucky. All is quiet in Northern Virginia. Some 2500 ...

HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA, January 19, 1865.   HON. SEC. OF WAR, Richmond. SIR: There is great suffering in the army f...

I was detailed to help the general quartermaster draw supplies for the division. There were about one hundred men and we went with teams to...