We have had another pleasure curtailed. It has been the practice for the boys to go to the pond by the railroad, and dive off the bank which...

Sworn into Company D by a justice of the peace of the town of Monongahela City, and afterward formed into line, and a farewell speech made t...

CAIRO, ILL.   Since the last date I have been to busy to attempt anything in the way of writing. The Board of Trade Regiment was mustered in...

James Island , June 17th, 1862. My dear Mother: Yesterday was for us a hard, cruel, memorable day, memorable for its folly and wicked...

Tabor, Fremont County, Iowa , Oct. I, 1857. F. B. Sanborn , Concord, Mass. My Dear Sir , — Two days since I received your very kind l...

Breaks camp early but wait to corderoy the road, move but 6 miles today 2/3 of the road had to be corded bfore the train could be taken ac...

Last night rained hard with heavy thunder & vivid Lightning. The Brigade is inspected at 2 P. M. by Maj Genl. Osterhaus. hear artiller...

Williamsport, Maryland , Monday Evening, June 2, 1862. At last. Soon after my last words, Mr. Barnhardt, with corpulent and puffy ene...

This morning, before marching from Chambersburg, General Longstreet introduced me to the Commander-in-Chief. General Lee is, almost without...

Headquarters 2 d Brigade S. C. Beaufort, S. C. Jan. 19th , 1862. My dear Mother: I am so accustomed to commence all documents in a...

We breakfasted at Huntsville at 5.30 A.M. The Federal officers captured in the Harriet Lane are confined in the penitentiary there, and are...

I paid a long visit this morning to Mr Lynn the British Consul, who told me that he had great difficulty in communicating with the outer wo...