Nothing of any particular note has occured today. The ground was covered with Snow this morning, but it has thawed all day. Went down after ...

Froze a little last night but has thawed in the sun all day. Went out to church with wife and boys. Chaplin Booth of the 5 th  Reg t  Sickel...

Colder, but not much frost. M. stands 26 tonight. Cha s  got letter from Frank, he is now on a RRoad. I got a letter from Brother C R. Mat[t...

This has been a bright and pleasant day, the first in a long time. M. this morning stood at 20. The snow has mostly thawed off in the street...

No news yet. All quiet. Misty day, snow all gone, more mud. In the office as usual. Went down this evening and got the NY papers & Frank...

News rc d  today of the capture of Fort Henry on the Tennessee River by Comodore Foot and his Gun Boat Squadron. The news created quite a Se...

Have been out to church all day with all the family but Holly, he has a very bad cold. The air has been cool and Bracing today and the sun h...

Cloudy today and snow towards evening. Dispatch rc d  today by the War Dept that Burnside had taken Roanoke Island with many prisoners, part...

A bright pleasant day. No particular news, but many rumors of fighting West. I have been in the office, am there every day filling out Paten...

The City is quite wild with Excitement today at the reported capture of Fort Donoldson with 15000 prisoners. It is not yet confirmed. We all...

Cold and wintry day but has thawed some. Out to church with family this morning. Almeron Field came up from his quarters and went to Church ...

After a day or two of great anxiety we have today rc d  ample confirmation of the reports in reference to the great Victory at Fort Donoldso...

Rain all day, roads and crossing are in a horrible condition. The news looks favorable for further Victories to be heard of before long. The...

It has been pleasant today, it was frozen up this morning. I have been in the office as usual. Willie Taft spent part of the day with me at ...

This has been a misty damp day. I have not been to church. Young Field came up from his quarters and went with my wife & the boys. Prof ...

Nothing in particular has occured today. But it has been a clear dry day with a bright sun. Yesterday the wind did much damage blowing off r...

Cloudy morning and rain before noon again. The roads were getting quite passable yesterday. There was a stir among the Military. Genl Banks ...

This has been a cool, windy, drying day and a few such are much needed to dry up the roads. In the absence of War news from the Army, all so...

 . . . and the town is full of lively rumors of battles and successes. It is reported that Secretary Stanton is steadily improving. The pres...

Relieved by K. and F. Raining all day and night. Sent on bread detail with Big Ugly, got back after night, raining. SOURCE: Ephraim Shelby...