Headquarters. Third Brigade Mass. Vol. Militia, ANNAPOLIS, Apr. 23, 1861 To His Excellency JoHN A. ANDREw , Com. in Chief DEAR SIR:...

HEADQUARTERS, Annapolis, April 24 , 1861 . Major-General PATTERSON: DEAR SIR: After leaving you with Mr. Felton at Philadelphia...

ANNAPOLIS, MD., April 23, 1861 DEAR SARAH: I have worked like a horse, slept not two hours a night, have saved the “Old Ironsides” Frig...

PERRYVILLE, April 23, 1861 To His Excellency Gov. JNo. A. ANDREw , Commander in Chief I HAVE just returned from Annapolis, whither ...

This morning up at six, A.M., bade farewell to our hostess and Barnwell Island, and proceeded with Trescot back to the Pocotaligo station, ...

Hurrah! Hurrah! Hurrah! The Tribune says today that Fremont has declared Missouri to be under martial law and granted freedom to all the sl...

On Thursday (22d) Nellie, Howard 1 and I left New York at 12: 15 and coming by the Shore Line reached Newport at 9 P.M. Yesterday we walke...

From an article in the New York Historical Collections, prepared by Wm. Joey, Esq., mostly from official sources, it appears the whole numb...

In justice to Flag Officer Goldsborough, it should be stated that he ordered the senior officer left in command of the fleet at Hampton Ro...

FORTRESS MONROE, March 3. – Nothing has yet been heard of the released Union prisoners.   No flag of truce had passed between Ft. Monroe a...

FORT MONROE, March 6. The steamer Mt. Vernon arrived here yesterday.   The Fernandina was still there, and the sloop of war Jamestown was b...