HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE GULF,                    Forts Jackson and Saint Philip, April 29 , 1862 . SIR: I have the honor to rep...

Navy Department March 6” 1862. My dear Commodore: I had a long talk with McClellan to-day to see if he had any objections to givin...

At the Cabinet-meeting Chase manifested a little disturbance of mind at my letter respecting the Ann Hamilton and the Princeton, sent in re...

STEAMER BALTIMORE, May 11, 1862. MY DARLING NETTIE: I believe I closed my letter to you with an account of the bombardment. That was th...

OFFICIAL REPORT OF GEN. BUTLER. HEAD QUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE GULF, FORTS JACKSON AND ST. PHILLIP, April 29, 1862. To Hon. E. M. Stanton...

The following letter is from William Sells, addressed to his father, the Secretary of State. – It gives us pleasure to publish it: U. S. STE...