Attended service in dining hall. Chaplain S. officiated, and spoke very well. At the close I gave him the message sent by two sick men in my...

A BIG SCAMPER. Reported by our videttes that the enemy, ten thousand strong, were moving rapidly on the Warwick road, and would attack us ...

About midnight, an officer of some sort rode into camp with some word that was the means of our being routed out by the "Long Roll,...

WE STAY AWHILE IN PLYMOUTH. All the troops, with the batteries, wagons, horses, mules and negroes, have been sent around to Newbern by boa...

Norfolk , September 30, 1861. You think I'm doing pretty well in the number of my letters, don't you? I can afford to for you a...

Cairo. This is the twilight of our first day here. We started from Peoria last Wednesday at 11 a. m. amid such a scene as I never saw befor...

Cold but pleasant morning. Made a forage detail to go out with brigade teams. Several of the boys played poker. Read some in Pope. The Ilia...

Camp on Flat Top Mountain. — Monday, 19th, marched from camp on Bluestone River to this point (yesterday) — a hot dry march — with knapsack...

In the morning did very little. Read some. In the afternoon Delos and I went down to see Charlie. He was about going to water his horses. S...