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...

July 16, 1864, 76th of the Campaign. I can hear no firing to-day, but we are so far from the right or center that we could hear nothing...

Fine weather. All is very quiet. The country has on its summer dress. Looks fine. The most important question with us is, home, sweet home,...

Cantonment Hicks , February 9, 1862, near Frederick. If I could take the wings of this brisk, sunny morning, I would certainly fold th...

A quiet morning in our camp. Resting and trying to get a little comfort out of life. Talking and living over our service during the past ye...

Weather fine. At this time duty is light in our camp near this town. Getting all the comfort we can out of our soldier life. Writing many l...

This morning comes in cool and very cloudy. An opportunity given us to send money home. I sent seventy dollars to put in bank. Did not wish...

Camp Hicks , December 11, 1861, near Frederick. I am building a house this morning. It is well for a young man to get settled in life; ...