Siege life can be made monotonous or otherwise, as you wish. A visit to the outworks is always interesting, and to see the devices the men u...

The pleasant days have ended. The clouds hang heavy and black, and the rain descends in torrents. After eleven o'clock last night I ac...

We were paid off this morning, after which there was a general settling up of accounts. I drew $41.00; $25.00 advance bounty, one month'...

Moscow. To-day, ordered to pack our knapsacks, mark them preparatory to turning them over, and take them to be stored until we were to be pe...

Moscow. Orders were sent to Captain to have two best non-commissioned officers to report at Colonel Powell's headquarters by 8 A. M. Ser...

In camps yet, with nothing to do and plenty to eat, and no fear of the enemy's pursuit. We had a military execution here yesterday, on t...

CAMP MILLINGTON, BALTIMORE. From the time of our home-coming and the royal welcome given us by the 150th, I have only made notes which I wil...

Duties of the morning gone through with as usual Our Company on Police Duty to day cleaning up the Parade ground & digging sinks. nothin...

Newport News is a military post, and is of no importance in any other sense. There were no villages or cities here previous to the war. Now ...

Two letters to-day, and two papers, all from home. Seems as if I had been there for a visit. I wonder if my letters give them as much pleasu...

Knapsack drill to-day,—something new to me, though I am told it is to take place every Sunday morning when in camp. As we were not here yest...

CAMP MILLINGTON, BALTIMORE. On account of the heat we were not taken out for drill to-day. We have cleaned up our quarters, for since gettin...

Our barracks look finely now, and we are getting much more accustomed to soldiers' life. We have had continuous drilling, our officers t...

Since our return to this land of cotton, sallow humanity and scotch snuff, the boys have been looking blue. The fond caresses and the beauti...

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...

This morning we find the clouds have disappeared, and the sun is shining brightly on the carpet of snow that mantles the earth, but it is co...

"Hello, Hampton, I'll bet you ten dollars that my rooster can whip yours!". cries a soldier across the way, “Well, done!” repl...

It is raining to-day. The soldiers keep in their tents, some reading, some writing. All peaceful and quiet this evening. SOURCE: Daniel Le...

Still raining; how dreary the hours, and how slowly they pass away; what a dull monotony reigns in camp, and the cry is for something to dis...

This morning the Seventh is busy cleaning and scouring up the guns, which is the soldier's first duty after a battle is over. Troops kee...