Hellby the Acre: A Narrative History of the Stones River Campaign, November1862-January 1863 By Daniel A. Masters The waning days of 186...

Went to La Vergne and pitched into their wagon train, captured and burned a good many wagons, 200 prisoners. SOURCE: Ephraim Shelby Dodd, ...

Transferred to the right wing. Saw the fight this eve. Breckinridge had to fall back. Raining all the time. SOURCE: Ephraim Shelby Dodd,  ...

Raining all day; sent out on a scout last night beyond Stone River to Mr. Black's. All quiet. SOURCE: Ephraim Shelby Dodd,  Diary of E...

Rained to-day; all quiet till evening; fight then opened between the infantry and continued until dark. SOURCE: Ephraim Shelby Dodd, Diary...

The great day of battle commenced at daylight and raged heavily all along the line until 3 o'clock. Yanks drove back four miles. Our Boy...

To-day we have another beautiful Sabbath. The boys are engaged in cleaning up guns for inspection, and as we are not in the immediate vicini...

No. 208 Reports of Maj. Gen. Lovell H. Rousseau, U. S. Army, commanding District of Tennessee, of operations December 4-12, 1864. MURFREES...

A cold drizzly rain has been falling all day. The sentry will have a dreary time to-night for the howling winds are piercing. It is now dark...

Brigadier-General James Edward Rains, one of the many civilians who rose to high military command during the great war between the States, ...

JAMES EDWARD Rains , [Class of 1854,] son of John Rains, was born in Wilson Co., Tenn., April 10, 1833, and entered college Sophomore year, ...

MacARTHUR, Arthur , soldier, was born in Springfield, Mass., June 1, 1845; son of Judge Arthur MacArthur (q.v.). In 1849 he went with his f...

24 West 31st Street, Sunday, Jan. 4th, 1863. My own dear Son: I went to hear Mr. Prentiss this morning, and was deeply affected and...

MURFREESBOROUGH,       January 5 , 1863 — 4 . 30 a.m. God has crowned our arms with victory. The enemy are badly beaten, and in full...

Camp Reynolds, Near Gauley Bridge , January 12, 1863. Dear Uncle : — Yours of the 6th came duly to hand. The death of Magee is indeed a...

Camp 103d Illinois Infantry, Jackson, Tenn., January 16, 1862. It commenced raining early the morning of the 14th and did not cease u...

Moved into my new quarters last night. Ratherish damp; roof and gables of “shakes,” a little open; no ceiling or flooring above; altogether...

Appointed to command First Brigade, Second Kanawha Division. Rather a small affair — Twenty-third Regiment and Eighty-ninth Regiment, Capta...

Very fine weather for a week past, and I am busy digging ditches, building walks, roads, bridges, and quarters. A pleasant occupation. Grea...

Camp Reynolds, Near Gauley, Virginia , January 4, 1863. Dear Uncle : — First of all, my arm gives me no trouble at all ordinarily. Gett...