We have dispatches to-day from Western Virginia, giving hope of the capture of Averill and his raiders. Such is the scarcity of prov...

Yesterday evening the battalion of clerks was to leave for Western Virginia to meet the raiders. After keeping them in waiting till midnigh...

There are rumors that the Federals, under Brigadier McClellan, who have advanced into Western Virginia, have gained some successes; but so ...

Eight Miles West Of Washington, Upton’s Hill , September 3, 1862. Dear Uncle : — The fighting at and near Bull Run battlefield is fin...

Upton's Hill, Near Washington , September 1 , 1862. Dearest : — Very severe battles were fought day before yesterday and the day be...

Cairo. Camp is very dull now, and we are more closely confined in it than ever. Not a soldier goes out now except in company with a commiss...

Flat Top Mountain , June 3, 1862. Dearest :   — I am made happy by your letter of the 24th and the picture of Webb. Enclosed I send Web...

Last accounts from Fredericksburg state that the enemy are retiring toward the Potomac and Washington. We have got some of their pontoon br...

The Confederate issue of ten millions sterling, in bonds payable in twenty years is not sufficient to meet the demands of Government; and t...

Many severe things are alleged against the President for depriving Beauregard of the command of the Western army. It is alleged that Bragg ...

Cold; no rain falling this morning, but the storm not over. Fremont at the head of our department, the Mountain District, western Virginia ...

Miss Middleton's letter came in answer to mine, telling her how generous my friends here were to me. “We long,” she says, “for our own ...

Camp Hayes, Raleigh, Virginia. — Cold raw morning; snow at last lying on the ground enough to whiten it. Stormy (rather Aprilish) and brigh...

Persons are coming here from that portion of Western Virginia held by the enemy, with passports from Gen. Cox, the Yankee commander. They a...

Attempting to rain this morning. All important movements everywhere stopped by the rain and mud already. Still further “postponement on acc...

A swashing rain is falling on top of the snow. What floods and what roads we shall have! No more movements in this quarter. Yesterday a par...

Gen. Floyd has retreated from Cotton Hill, and the enemy threatens our western communications. Gen. Lee has been sent to Western Virginia, ...

Bad news. The Unionists in East Tennessee have burnt several of the railroad bridges between this and Chattanooga. This is one of the effec...

Katie came home this morning, looking very well. — Nothing of special importance in any Department. — Mr. Garrett called expressing great u...

And Wise has had bloody fighting with Rosecrans in Western Virginia, He can beat the enemy at fighting; but they beat him at manoeuvring, ...