Left camp at Lumpkins Mills at six o'clock this morning, the 72d in the advance. General Grant passed us while we were at a halt. I was ...

Did not march today. Got permission to go on to Sherman's army which was marching on our right flank to get in Price's rear, and com...

Left camp at 6 o'clock. Roads in a terrible condition, mud knee deep, marching almost impossible; artillery stuck in the road, wagons in...

MEMPHIS, TENN., June 10, 1863. Lieut. Col. JOHN A. RAWLINS, Assistant Adjutant-General: COLONEL: I have received to-day one letter from Ca...

Camp 103d Illinois Infantry, Lagrange, Tenn., April 24, '63. We have just returned from the hardest and yet by far the most pleas...

Provost Marshal's Office, Waterford, Miss., December 12, '62. From captain of the provost guard, I have been changed to provo...

Rained during the night. Passed quite a no. of good looking plantations, all haveing more or less cotton Run into Tallahalchee at 9.15 A. M...

ON BOARD Forest Queen, MILLIKEN'S BEND, January 4, 1863. Well, we have been to Vicksburg and it was too much for us, and we have ...

The railroad bridge across the Tallahatchie river is repaired now, and the first train came through today. The cars can run as far as Oxfor...

We marched ten miles last night and then went into bivouac for the rest of the night. The rebels are falling back without much resistance. ...

We lay in camp here at Waterford all day and I wrote a letter to John Moore. I was on picket last night, but was relieved this morning. The...

We were routed out this morning at 1 o’clock and started for Corinth, seventy miles distant. It soon began raining, and after marching six ...