Field Infirmary, near Petersburg, Va.,           June 24, 1864. When I wrote to you two days ago I said appearances indicated that we were...

Near Chaffin's Bluff, Va.,           July 6, 1864. I have not written to you for several days because I knew a letter could not go Sou...

Near Chaffin's Bluff, on James River, Va.,           August 8, 1864. The weather for the last few days has been intensely hot. It is v...

Near Petersburg, Va.,           September 14, 1864. It seems that you have not received the bundles I sent to you. I sent some gunpowder h...

Near Petersburg, Va.,           Sunday, October 2, 1864. Last Thursday afternoon we received orders to be in readiness to move to the nort...

Near Petersburg, Va .,           October 12, 1864. I have not received a letter from you for several days, as there seems to be something ...

Near Petersburg, Va.,           October 25, 1864. I have a bright fire this morning. There is a nice chimney to my tent, which makes it al...

Near Petersburg, Va.,           October 29, 1864. I suppose you have heard how we whipped the Yankees on both this side and the north side...

Near Petersburg, Va . ,           November 3, 1864. We are still quiet. Nothing is going on except the continual fighting of the skirmishe...

Near Petersburg, Va . ,           November 28, 1864. The mails seem to be greatly deranged again, for I have not heard one word from you i...

  Newberry , S.  C.           , May 2, 1865 . It was well you left Petersburg when you did, for the very next day (April 2) our extreme ri...

Camp near Orange Court House, Va . , January 3, 1864. The cars ran off the track below Gordonsville yesterday, consequently we have no mai...

Camp near Orange Court House, Va., January 16, 1864. The army is filling up with conscripts, absentees and others, and if we get also the ...

Camp near Orange Court House, Va., January 30, 1864. The weather has been fine recently and there have been some indications of a move. Ye...

Camp near Orange Court House, Va ., February 8, 1864. The Yankees advanced to the Rapidan River yesterday and we were ordered off to met t...

Camp near Orange Court House, Va . , April 19, 1864. We are still in camp, but yesterday we received an order to send back all surplus bag...

Orange Court House, Va., May 4, 1864. We are still in our old camp. It may be some time yet before we have a big fight, although it can...

Wilderness, May 7, 1864. On the 5th we marched all day on the plank road from Orange Court House to this place. We got into a hard fight o...

Field Hospital near Spottsylvania Court House, Va . , May 13, 1864. When I wrote to you on the 7th instant I thought our fighting was ove...

Field Hospital near Spottsylvania Court House, Va., May 17, 1864. I received your letter of the 3d inst. this morning. You express regret...