Our position here, at Bethel, is not considered very tenable, as it is very easily flanked, but so far the enemy has shewn no disposition to...

A Dinwiddie trooper was shot to-day by a Georgian, through mistake, wounded slightly. Sent a howitzer with mounted men and a strong guard of...

Magruder arrived at Bethel Church a few hours since, and right glad were we to see him, for “Old Mac," as we call him, has our fullest ...

A BIG SCAMPER. Reported by our videttes that the enemy, ten thousand strong, were moving rapidly on the Warwick road, and would attack us ...

Reached Yorktown early this morning so wearied and fatigued I could hardly hold my head up. Slept three or four hours on the ground and woke...

Nothing of importance stirring—very hot and rather hard to get anything to eat unless one's pocket is well lined with Confederate money ...

Early this morning we were awakened by a heavy wind storm and we had as much as we could do to keep our tents from being blown away. Sent of...

Everything quiet—no signs of the enemy and I do not think they will make an attempt against Yorktown unless with a much larger force than th...

Twenty-one years of age to-day! Little did I think this time last year that I would be here now, and in arms against the United States gover...

The salt meat and horrid low country water have an injurious effect on our men, and many have been made sick. The heat is also quite oppress...

Our strength at this place now amounts to about seven thousand men—on the entire Peninsula, nearly ten thousand. It is quite evident that ...

Received orders for two howitzers with twenty-five picked men, mounted, to report to Lieutenant-Colonel Chas. Dreux, commanding the First Lo...

Slept on the roadside all night, and just missed being run over by a wagon, whose driver did not see me. Our rations being short, I was sent...

Arrived at camp early next morning, and found our entire force had moved in the direction of Hampton. The rain was still falling without int...

Our troops are nearly "used up" on this march, as it has been raining the whole time. At one time we were in sight of the enemy...

Last evening we received orders to be ready to move by sunrise this morning, and many of us took the liberty of going into the city to bid o...

Rain poured in torrents all night. We reached West Point about daybreak, remained there three hours, and arrived at Yorktown at 12 o'clo...

Left Yorktown this morning to meet the enemy, who are reported to be advancing. 10 P. M.—Camped at Bethel Church; enemy reported six miles...

Throwing up breastworks all day, and we now are impatiently awaiting the enemy. Provisions are scarce; had a couple of hard crackers and a t...

MY FIRST FIGHT. My gun, Fourth Detachment, Third Company, was ordered off to meet a party of the Yankees who had been committing daily dep...