The days are so much alike I have given up noting the doings of each as it comes. Since February 1st our meeting-house tent has been repaire...

JUST at night, as I had finished the above, the Laurel Hill, the boat  that  brought us from quarantine to Chalmette, tied up in front of ca...

Revelie late, the Genl had blown in the 50th Ind & 7th Vermont before our revelie. Our Brigade gets up before our breakfast is over this...

ON THE RAPIDAN,           MAY 20TH, 1863. MY PRECIOUS WIFE: I am at last safely encamped with the Fourth Texas Regiment in a beautiful grov...

Our division was inspected today by Major Strong, Inspector-General. Ours was the first regiment inspected. We had a thunder shower in the a...

Enroute. A sunny and bright day, dried up the mud and made things cheerful. Hitched up at 8 A. M., stayed harnessed until 3 P. M. We then mo...

Night verry high wind with incessant heavy rain, our canvas tents shelter us well from the storm but the storm of wind gave us some uneasine...

We moved about two hundred yards and encamped on the bank of the Tombigbee. Our wagons were brought out to us, loaded with corn, provisions ...

Yesterday the chaplain's tent for public worship came and this morning we were all gathered there and the chaplain was praying, when sna...

It rained hard last night and before the tents got soaked up enough water sifted through to wet our blankets and we hardly slept at all for ...

Two doctors came to take the place of Dr. Andrus and they have had plenty to do. For several days the weather has been hot, which opens the ...

Storm in night. sand wouldn't hold tent pins. get wet &c. day somewhat cool. Nothing unusual going on. 24 yr's old. SOURCE: “D...

Rather a pleasant day. Officers ordered to take to dog tents. G. Steenwyk joins company Lieut Sharman gone home with his mother. Lt Cory rec...

Crab Orchard, Ky.       Again has the note of preparation sounded in our camp, and all hands are busy getting ready for another campaign. In...

Hampton Roads. Great concentration of McClellan's army. Our battery has to give up the tents. SOURCE: Theodore Reichardt,  Diary of Ba...

Make out Muster Rolls. Co draws shoes & dog tents. Raining this evening. The balance of Regt get in a little before dark SOURCE: “Diar...

We had inspection at 1 o'clock. Col. Norton's tent burned today. SOURCE: Seth James Wells,  The Siege of Vicksburg: From the Diary...

Corinth. I walked up to the Battery, the farthest I had walked since my lameness. Saw the boys off; they left their tents standing, their kn...

Corinth. Learning that the Battery had gone to camp at Grand Junction, Tenn., Sergeant Hamilton was sent back to bring forward the baggage, ...

Nicholasville, Ky. We are again enjoying the quiet of camp life. Our miniature tents are pitched in regular order, streets are policed and b...