The last two days have been excessively warm. Thermometer on the north porch at 100 on each day. A slight breeze from the west makes this da...

July 3d, 1863. We are encamped six miles from Haines Bluff, on a ridge of ground, in a perfect wilderness. I have hardly seen level ground...

July 4th, 1863. "Be ready to march at a minute's notice," is the order. At the same time we learn that Vicksburg has surrend...

Near Jackson, Miss., July 11th, 1863. On the 6th of July, at about 3 o'clock p. m., we fell into line and started for the Big Black Ri...

Nothing of interest doing here. The news is not encouraging. Grant has burned Jackson and evacuated the place, falling back toward Vicksburg...

Our camp yesterday was enlivened by the joyful news that we had orders to take the cars for some unknown destination, and it is generally be...

Haines Bluff, Miss. Once more on land, and glad are we of the change. We arrived at the mouth of the Yazoo at ten o'clock yesterday morn...

The sky is overcast with clouds, a cool breeze comes from the west, which makes the temperature delightful. I have been out berrying, and ha...

Once more we are on the wing. Yesterday morning we were ordered to be ready to march when called on. Of course, the men do not expect to sta...

General ORDERS No. 4.} HDQRS, DISTRICT OF VICKSBURG,           Vicksburg, Miss., May 5, 1864. I. No persons except those in the employ of ...

GENERAL ORDERS No. 6.} HDQRS. DISTRICT OF VICKSBURG,           Vicksburg, Miss., May 12, 1864. I. The United States Government having adop...

GENERAL ORDERS No. 7.} HDQRS. DISTRICT OF VICKSBURG,           Vicksburg, Miss., May 18, 1864. The attention of the officers of this comma...

Lebanon, Ky., June 6th, 1863. I did not go to Jamestown, as I intended. I called on the Provost Marshal for a pass and learned the program...

We are still in the harbor at Memphis awaiting orders. Eight hundred and fifty wounded men were brought to this place yesterday from Vicksbu...

Orders have come at last. "Forward to Vicksburg!" is the cry. We are steaming down the grand old river once again, ready to face d...