Papers of 31st with much good news; small victories in West Virginia, east Tennessee, and over Price in Missouri. Early scolds his army. S...

Staunton, Virginia , June 8, 1864. Dear Uncle : — We have had another very fortunate campaign. Everything lucky —except Hunter got the v...

Bright, beautiful day—but, alas! the news continues dark. Two companies of cavalry were surprised and taken on the Peninsula day before yes...

Gen. Lee writes that he will endeavor to protect the workmen while removing the iron at Aquia Creek, but he fears the work has been too lon...

To-day we have a cold northwest storm of wind and rain, and we have our first fire in the parlor. The elections in Ohio and Pennsylvania...

A letter from Gen. Lee to the Secretary of War, dated 11th inst. at Madison C. H., complains of the injury done by the newspapers of Richmo...

Camp White, Charleston, West Virginia , August 6, 1863. Dear Uncle : — I received yours of the first yesterday morning. Lucy writes tha...

Bitterly cold last night; a bright, frosty morning. Election yesterday in all these counties on accepting the conditions which Congress aff...

Considerable movement among the troops. Beers and Woods up from the 2nd Ohio. Played considerably at checkers with the boys. Saw paper of t...

Rained during the night. Rained 19th and 20th all day; looks like rain all day today. This is a beautiful valley from Piatt down to its mou...

Oh, such a horrid night's rest! Being near the mountains it was cold with a heavy dew, and I had nothing but a rubber poncho for cover,...

We had yesterday a telegram that the British pirate craft Alabama captured the Ariel, one of the Aspinwall steamers, on her passage from Ne...

Some talk in Cabinet of Thayer's scheme of emigration to Florida. 1 Blair read his opinion of the proposition for making a new Stat...

It was announced yesterday morning that the President had requested Mr. Seward and Mr. Chase to withdraw their resignations and resume thei...

The board in Preble's case this day reported that he failed to do his whole duty. I went immediately and read it to the President, who ...

The Members of Congress from Minnesota are urging the President vehemently to give his assent to the execution of three hundred Indian capt...

Raleigh, Virginia. — The rain last night was merely an April shower. It has cleared off bright and warm. The grass looks fresh and green. I...

Nahant , July 14, 1861. My Dearest Mary : This is the first rainy day since I landed in the country, now nearly five weeks ago. It has ...

Rain this morning. Late last night the train got under way. Kept running all night. Soon after daylight a number of us climbed to the top o...

The day we celebrate. At dark last night the boat tied up at Charleston. Went ashore for a while. The town is located on a bluff, which we ...