On the morning of the 2nd, with every man a knapsack, haversack and canteen—and these filled to overflowing, the Seventh, for the first tim...

SAINT LOUIS, March 13 , 1862 . Maj. Gen. U.S. GRANT, Fort Henry: You cannot be relieved from your command. There is no good reason f...

May 1st, 1864. Bivouac at Mud Creek. Up at daylight, and off on time. 6 a. m. The camp was full of citizens early, all after our leavin...

Aroused at 2 A. M., in readiness for a fight. Got breakfast, fed and moved at 6 o'clock. General order from Burnside saying that any ma...

Target practice continues. I did a thing that worried me this A. M. I saw two soldiers sitting on post. It was contrary to orders. I direct...

Up at 3 A. M. and off at daylight as usual. Reached Neosho at 8 P. M. Charlie and I got supper at a private house, secesh. Got into a littl...

Quiet all night, a little shower about Midnight. As I was not notified that we would march today lay in bed until late. Our Nigger Charlie ...

Spend most of this day writing have a little difficulty in co. col Mackey orders me to tie one of my men for refusing to clean his gun whic...

Flat Top. — A fine day. No demonstrations in camp except a National salute and a little drunkenness. Quietness of the Sabbath reigned. ...

Very cold and men suffer terribly with hardly any clothing on some of them. A man taken outside to-day, bucked and gagged for talking with ...

Went down to the river and washed. Charlie and Delos came up with a letter from Fred Allen, good. Proposed a plan for celebrating C's ...

The cars which came in from the North last night brought a great many women, children, and negroes from Fredericksburg and its vicinity. Th...

At 10. A. M. raines spoiled inspection. P. M. 3 gunboats and 5 transport conveying stores and wagons below. ––– in 35, Mo. men would not ta...

Man of 29. still tied to his post, near a mutiny in the regt on his acct. News Negly whips Jonston. Grant holds Vicksburg where stands cour...

camp Hicks, Near Frederick , December 15, 1861. Another bright, sunny Sunday; the regiment growing in grace, favor, and winter quarters...

pleasant Hill, Camp Near Darnestown , September 4, 1861. A picture! Life is but a series of them. Stand on a hill just above the cree...

Buckeyestown , August 23, 1861, Friday, in Camp. I began a letter before breakfast this morning, but my pen dragged so that I tore it u...

Halcott Green came to see us. Bragg is a stern disciplinarian, according to Halcott. He did not in the least understand citizen soldiers. I...

Camp Brightwood, June 3, 1863. The change from the camp to the field (we are now, so far as work and life go, to be counted in the fie...

October 10, 1864 General Humphreys deserted us to-night, for a brief leave — no, of course I mean he went early this morning, having ta...