Seward read a letter in relation to St. Domingo matters, to which I for some cause did not give that attention which its importance demanded...

I learned that General Grant left in person to go to General Sherman instead of sending written orders. This was sensible, and will insure t...

The War Department keeps very close as to matters at Harper’s Ferry and vicinity. There is either little knowledge of what is doing, or a v...

Office of the Tribune,              New York, Aug. 9, 1864 (Tuesday) Dear Sir: Your dispatch of Saturday only reached me on Sunda...

A craving, uneasy feeling pervaded the community through the day. No intelligence from any quarter received, yet a conviction pervades ever...

Neither Seward nor Chase nor Stanton was at the Cabinet-meeting to-day. For some time Chase has been disinclined to be present and evidentl...

To-day have a letter from Admiral Lee respecting the exportation of French tobacco from Richmond. This is an arrangement of Mr. Seward to w...

Little of importance. Some movements by the army in contemplation, yet nothing has been communicated to the Navy Department, except an inti...

The Chronicle of this morning contains my letter with some errors, to the Senate in response to a call relating to transfers.   It makes so...

Received a telegram from Admiral Lee this P.M., confirming a rumor that was whispered yesterday of the death of young Dahlgren. He was surr...

Mr. Sedgwick on Friday wished a pass to visit Stover, the convict in Fort Lafayette, and would get from him statements that would open frau...

Senator Grimes made a very good speech to-day in the Senate on naval affairs, in which he introduced a letter from Donald McKay, the eminen...

Navy Department April 5th, 1861. Captain Samuel Mercer Com'dg. U.S.S. Powhatan, New York. The United States steamers “Powhata...

War Department,                     Adjutant-General's Office,      Wednesday April 4th, 1861. Col. D. D. Tompkins, Asst-Quarte...

Washington , Jan. 19th, 1863. My dear Lusk: Yours was received this morning. I spread myself on the subject of unrequited merit acco...

Sunday, P.M. 31 Mch. '61 D r Judge. I am writing this at Mr. Aspinwall's house. He has just had an interview with Capt. Ma...

WAR DEPARTMENT,           Washington, D.C., April 9 , 1865 — 8 p.m. Major-General WEITZEL, Richmond: It has just been reported t...

War Department Washington City, June 14th 1865. Mr. President: I have the honor to acknowledge the reference to this Department of ...

[Washington, 14 January 1862] . . . The President made an item of news yesterday for the country by appointing Edwin M. Stanton of Pa S...

HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE GULF, New Orleans, May 25 , 1862 . Hon. E. M. STANTON, Secretary of War: SIR : In matters pertai...