The breach seems to widen between the President and Congress, especially the Senate. A majority of the Committee on Military Affairs have r...

Averill has escaped, losing a few hundred men, and his wagons, etc. The Chesapeake, that sailed out of New York, and was subsequently taken...

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

Averill has escaped, it is feared. But it is said one of his regiments and all his wagons will be lost. Gen. Longstreet writes (16th...

Averill (Federal) made a raid a day or two since to Salem (Roanoke County, Va.), cutting the Virginia and Tennessee Railroad, destroying th...

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

We have nothing new yet from Averill’s raiders; but it is said Gen. Lee has set a trap for them. From East Tennessee there is a report that...

The Tenth Vermont, Fourteenth New Jersey and the rest of our brigade as usual, not only proudly led the Division at first by a good deal in...

The distance locally from where we crossed the Opequan to Winchester is called five miles; and to where we formed line of battle three mile...

A day I will never forget. I slept undisturbed during the night, but was called down stairs early this morning by the servants, who told me...

Our fears have all been realized: the enemy is upon us, and is in pursuit of McCausland, who left the town about an hour before they entere...

A courier has brought in the intelligence that Averill's force is at Jordan's Furnace, between 20 and 30 miles from this, and advan...

Such a blessed deliverance! Mr. P. was all ready to start out with the scouting party — his horse saddled — to start in an hour, when a mes...

Averill has escaped! To-day Mr. P. returned; also Eben: all are terribly chagrined at the escape of Averill. We hear thro' a dispatch f...

Making a few simple preparations for Christmas, such as crullers with molasses, and mince pies without sugar or fruit or spirit. The Moncur...

Went on the street to hear some news; found that a dispatch had been received, ordering a body of men to go on to Pattonsburg to burn down ...

General Averill and his troops returned today after a raid of fifteen days. The boys and horses show the effects of hard service as I saw t...

Marching orders received. Must prepare three days' rations in haversacks. Ordered to Charlestown for duty. We are informed the cavalry ...

FALMOUTH, VA., March 21, 1863. I had seen in the papers a glowing account of the "Merry Wives of Windsor," which must have be...

HEADQUARTERS, January 2, 1864. HIS EXCELLENCY JEFFERSON DAVIS, President Confederate States, Richmond. MR. PRESIDENT: The time is...