Bright and pleasant. We have rumors of heavy fighting yesterday near Staunton, but no authentic accounts. A dispatch from Gen. R. Taylor...

Bright; subsequently cloudy and warm rain. Staunton was entered by the enemy's cavalry on Monday afternoon. We have no news whatever...

Cloudy, and occasional showers. None of the papers except the  Whig  were published this morning, the printers, etc. being called out to d...

NEW CREEK, WEST VIRGINIA, April 16, 1865. DEAR UNCLE:— I am in receipt of yours of the 11th. My mountain expedition is given up. If I go a...

Sheridan last Monday with a large cavalry force went towards Staunton, Charlottesville, and Lynchburg to destroy stores and connections with...

Sheridan whips Early near Staunton, takes eleven cannon and over one thousand prisoners. "The boy Jube ran away from the subscribers.&q...

HEADQUARTERS-CORPS OF CADETS,             July 4 , 1864 . GENERAL: In obedience to General Orders, No. --, headquarters Virginia Mili...

From three miles west of Millboro to one mile beyond Goshen; about thirteen to fourteen miles. Rained last night. Our march today impeded by...

From two miles west of Craig [Craigsville] to within six or eight of Staunton. A fine day. At Pond Gap crossed Central Railroad and over a ...

Marched ten miles in a northeast direction to Staunton, a fine town of five thousand inhabitants or so. General Hunter here. He had a good v...

MEADOW BLUFF, May 29, 1864. Dear UNCLE :— Contrary to my expectation when I wrote you a few days ago, we are still here. We are detaine...

CHARLESTOWN, August 19 , 1864 — 10 . 30 p.m. Lieutenant-General GRANT: All the information received to-day shows a large concentrat...

. . . Trains arriving; looks like moving on Staunton soon. News from Grant rather favorable. SOURCE: Charles Richard Williams, edito...

Marched to Staunton, 3rd Div., Regular brigade 1st and 2nd Div. went to Port Republic. SOURCE: Frances Andrews Tenney,  War Diary Of...

camp Near Harrisonburg , April 26, 1862, Saturday. Rain! rain! rain! March! march! march! What a life! We marched fifteen miles yesterd...

I am grieved to say that we have had a reverse in the “Valley,” and that General Jones, of the cavalry, has been killed, and his command re...

COLUMBIA, S. C . — At the Prestons’ Mary was laughing at Mrs. Lyons's complaint — the person from whom we rented rooms in Richmond. She...

April 28, 1862. Yesterday, having just completed the usual Sunday inspection, we received an order in hot haste to get ready at once w...

Staunton , 7 A. M., Sept. 27, 1864. I didn't tell you what a magnificent spring-wagon I have now, — four stylish white horses and d...

Near Mt. Crawford , Sept. 30, 1864. We did leave Waynesboro' the other afternoon, and in a hurry, — what was left of Early's ar...