Went with Generals Sheridan and Crook and Colonel Forsythe to polls of [the] Thirty-fourth Regiment. All vote for Lincoln. General Sheridan...

Rained hard last night; gusty and cold this A. M.  Mem .: — Buy Lowell's “Fireside Travels.” Barry, of Hillsboro, and West, of Cincinn...

CAMP NEAR STRASBURG, VIRGINIA, October 12, 1864. Dear UNCLE Scott :— I am much obliged for your letter announcing the arrival of the big b...

The President and Seward called on me this forenoon relative to New York voters in the Navy. Wanted one of our boats to be placed at the dis...

CAMP NEAR SUMMIT POINT, VIRGINIA, September 13, 1864. DEAREST: - We have had heavy fall rains and are now having windy, cold fall weather....

Camp White, West Virginia , October 21, 1863. Dear Mother : — I received your letter of the 17th this morning. Our soldiers rejoice ove...

The decisive day of the nation. If the cause of the Union prevails today, liberty and union will be ours forever. God grant the right succe...

Hostages taken out Everything is bright and pleasant and I see no cause to complain, therefore won't. To-morrow is election day at the ...

One year ago to-day captured. Presidential election at the North between Lincoln and McClellan. Some one fastened up a box, and all request...

Camp White , June 14, 1863. Dear Uncle : — I received yours dated the 4th last night. I see by the Sentinel that you are a bank preside...

To Hon. Edwin M. Stanton, Secretary of War: sir — Assembled from the different parts of Indiana, and practically familiar with the infl...

WAR DEPARTMENT,           Washington City, September 18 , 1864 . Governor MORTON, Indianapolis: It appears from a dispatch receiv...

ATLANTA, GA., September 17, 1864 — 8 a.m.        (Received 1.50 a.m. 18th.) Major-General HALLECK. Chief of Staff: My report is ...

Executive Mansion, Washington, D. C. September 19 th , 1864. Major General Sherman The State election of Indiana occurs on the 11...

To the People of Pennsylvania: In the midst of a fierce conflict for the national life – responding to calls for large reinforcements to...

It has rained all day. Well, this is a great day in the States! Probably more depends on what it brings forth than any since Washington...

Executive Mansion. Washington, Oct. 13, 1864. MY DEAR NICOLAY: I suppose you are happy enough over the elections to do without let...

. . . I was mentioning old Mr. Blair’s very calm and discreet letter of October 5 to the President to-day contrasting it with Montgomery’s ...

Senator Harlan thinks that Bennett’s support is so important, especially considered as to its bearing on the soldier vote, that it would pa...

All things have been quiet with us since the last date. The regiment voted for President. Commissioners were here from Connecticut. Each vo...