Loudon, Tenn.   We left Knoxville yesterday at 3 a. m. and took up our line of march for Kingston, forty miles distant, expecting to make it...

Loudon.   This has been a dismal day. It reminds me of the day we crossed the Potomac last fall. It began to rain at 5 o'clock this morn...

The storm has passed away, and the sun shines out warm and genial. The roads are in fearful condition, but getting better. Yesterday all t...

Left Leesburg this evening at 5 o'clock, crossed the Potomac River and marched eight or ten miles into Frederick county, Maryland. ...

Had a thunderstorm and gale this evening which nearly destroyed our camp, but the tents stood it as well as could be expected. We had a brig...

It has commenced to rain again, and we are in a fine condition, everything both in and outside the camp is in a damp state, with the wind co...

Rained all night; we were ordered out at half-past four this morning, and remained under arms till the pickets were changed. We are detailed...

We had a regular old-fashioned rain last night for a change. At ten P.M., in the dark and storm, we started from town; marched about a mile ...

Yesterday it rained most all day, and the drills Col. Lee had inaugurated Monday have not amounted to much as yet. We played cards, read, wr...

No drills or excitement for two days, excepting a slight conflagration yesterday. Millar's tent caught fire and was destroyed; and last ...

SIEGE AT WASHINGTON. It has rained nearly all this week, and until yesterday we have been loafing, trying to kill time. Last night our com...

Went to Murfreesboro' on a visit from camp, as we were resting in camp on this day from the fatigue of our scout ; being two miles to to...

Elms Farm, August 23, 1851, Thursday morning, five o'clock-? A little foggy, but will be a fine day. MY DEAR SIR, — At noon yesterday ...

Marshfield, Green Harbor, September 15, 1851.           Monday morning, eight o'clock. MY DEAR FRIEND, — Since I wrote you last, I have ...

Marshfield, September 27, 1851. MY DEAR SIR, — My speech of the 7th of March, 1850 , is probably the most important effort of my life, and...

(EXTRACT.) Marshfield, September 28, 1851. MY DEAR SIR, — I heard with great pleasure of your arrival at Washington in safety and good healt...

Camp Warren, Ia. Sept. 29th/61 Ia Cavalry                Dear Sisters 1 I received your kind letter yesterday morning but as I did not hav...

Freezing in the shade Icesicles to our cabbin eves 18 inches to 2 ft long the ponds of water covered with thin ice, forenoon snowing moderat...

Ice on the ponds in Helena is barely sufficient to beare up a man & some are sliding & occasionally one breaks in & gets wet, so...

Morning a fiew boys ventured on the ice some broke in. the day was mild & the snow melted fast, & the mud is in great abundance, at ...