A day long to be remembered by those who participated in the events I now write about. We all knew we were to assault the rebel works, and t...

Reveille was sounded at one A.M. Marched till half-past four, to Centreville, where we saw the Ninth Massachusetts Battery. Went into camp a...

May 23, 1864. Weather is getting very hot. We have made 21 miles today, and the distance, heat and dust have made it by far the hardest...

Another day still finds us marching in dust and under a scorching sun. The heat has indeed been intense. Many a poor soldier has fallen out...

Marched this morning at 5 o'clock about fifteen miles to Charlestown, West Virginia, and camped about three miles from Berryville at Cl...

Remained on Bolivar Heights last night; regiment went on picket about 10 o'clock p. m.; train mostly crossed the river last night, but ...

July 30, 1864 My spirits to-night are not very high; our project of attack, which in the beginning promised well, has not been a succes...