We were awakened at 3 o'clock this morning to get ready to go, but remained until 4 p. m. During the day a train arrived with officers w...

Arrive at Columbia, S. C., at dawn. The night passed disagreeably. Although our destiny is prison, men are impatient at delays, growl at ...

This was one of the most down-spirited days that ever came to me. All the world appeared selfish and treacherous. I can get no hold on a go...

Rode out with Turner, who returned last night, and represents Seymour as plucky and defiant. He brought his troops off the field splendidly...

Hilton Head. Got over bar this morning soon after day. Bingham woke me up with the miserable news of Henry’s death, loss of seven pieces, c...

Received orders from the General to go to St. Augustine with despatches for Col. Osborne to move his force, except two companies, to Picol...

By direction of Gen. G. I went to the prisoners confined in the guard-house, read to them the Proclamation, and said I had come to inform t...

Hilton Head, S. C, April 16, 1863. MY DEAR NICOLAY: The General and the Admiral this morning received the orders from Washington di...

Stone River, S. C, Wednesday, April 8, 1863. MY DEAB NICO: I arrived here to-night at the General's headquarters and was very p...

fort Sumter , April 3, 1861. Maj. Robert Anderson , First Artillery, U. S. Army, Commanding Fort Sumter, Charleston Harbor: Major :...

We slept on our arms last night. Report says that we forced the enemy's right flank back about three miles yesterday besides capturing ...

Fort Sumter, February 28th, 1861. Memorandum. 1st. It is not more than possible to supply this Fort, by ruse, with a few men or a ...

December 13, 1864 As the Rebels have known the fact for some time, and as the newspapers have hinted at it in unmistakable terms, I con...

Harper's Weekly, New York , 9th November, 1864. My Dear Charles , — Let us thank God and the people for this crowning mercy. I did ...

Headquarters Army Of Potomac Tuesday, May 17, 1864 . . . Just at dark there occurred a most disgraceful stampede in the 6th Corps — a...

CAMP NEAR FALMOUTH, VA., April 20, 1863. I can see by the public journals that the navy are in the affair at Charleston about to imitat...

CAMP NEAR RAPPAHANNOCK STATION, November 16, 1862. To-day is Sunday. No church bells, or stream of well-dressed people on their way to ...

CAMP NEAR RAPPAHANNOCK STATION, November 14, 1862. Generals Halleck and Meigs, as I anticipated, objected to the change of base from th...

CAMP NEAR SHARPSBURG, MD., October 1, 1862. I note the canard about General Sickles taking command of Hooker's corps, which arose f...

CAMP OPPOSITE FREDERICKSBURG, August 21, 1862. Generals Reynolds and Seymour arrived yesterday afternoon, and to-day the division is to...