It is as though we woke up in a barrack. No! There is the distinction, that in the passages slaves are moving up and down with cups of iced...

Quite a commotion has been experienced in official circles by the departure of Mr. W. H. B. Custis, late Union member of the Virginia Conve...

Headquarters Army Of The Potomac , April 20, 1865. I am glad you were so prompt in putting your house in mourning for the loss of the P...

In spite of every precaution, it is currently whispered in the streets to-day that Virginia has seceded from the Union; and that the act is...

ARLINGTON, VA., April 20, 1861. My Dear Brother Smith: The question which was the subject of my earnest consultation with you on th...

Flag Officer Farragut, who is in command of the Mississippi Squadron is a Tennesseean by birth and it doubtless anxious to visit Memphis. He...