This afternoon, when riding down to Huttonville, I met three or four hundred sorry-looking soldiers. They were without arms. On inquiry, I f...

News came to us to-day that Vicksburg had fallen on the 4th. Heavy skirmishing, fighting all day. Our brigade again acted as the rear of our...

We crossed the Potomac River to-day at I P.M., and camped in Williamsport, Maryland, on the banks of the Potomac. Two miles to-day. The rive...

No. 338. Reports of Col. William Gamble, Eighth Illinois Cavalry, commanding First Brigade. HDQRS. FIRST CAVALRY BRIGADE,     June...

Rained last night. Thunder heavy. Moved through Sharpsburg and over the Antietam battle ground. Turned towards Williamsport and camped thre...

War Department Washington City July 22d, 1863 Dear Sir, I have received your note of the 20th, but not the papers referred to th...

We were ordered to commence our retrogade movement at 8.30 o'clock, but didn't till about 10 o'clock a. m. As usual our divisio...

. . . The Tycoon was in very good humor; . . . in the afternoon he and I were talking about the position at Williamsport the other day. He ...

Williamsport, Maryland , Monday Evening, June 2, 1862. At last. Soon after my last words, Mr. Barnhardt, with corpulent and puffy ene...

I got up a little before daylight, and, notwithstanding the drenching rain, I secured our horses, which, to my intense relief, were present...

We took leave of Mrs —— and her hospitable family, and started at 10 A.M. to overtake Generals Lee and Longstreet, who were supposed to be ...

cantonment Hicks , January 5, 1862, near Frederick. DEAR Mother , — The New Year is fairly open, yet my pen has been silent. I would ha...

Camp near Williamsport, Maryland, July 7th, 1863 Dear Papa, Since the 13th of June, inclusive, there has not been a day on which we...

pleasant Hill, Camp Near Darnestown, October 9, 1861. Dear Mother , — I wish I could give you a vivid picture of our excursion the ot...

Left Hagerstown, leaving a detail for provost duty in town. Marched through Williamsport, wading the Potomac, over into Virginia, pushing a...

A field hospital and camp was established to the north on the Chambersburg road, about two miles from town. A fine location. Plenty of good...

Up very early this morning. All Major Peale could muster of the 18th Regiment was only thirty members. The rest of those who escaped were w...

Aldie, June 20, 1863. We came here yesterday afternoon to sustain Pleasanton, who has had several brilliant skirmishes with the enemy...

BERKELEY COUNTY, June 28th. . . . I am bivouacking. I sleep out of doors without any cover except my bedding, but have not felt any inc...

HEADQUARTERS FIRST VIRGINIA. BRIGADE, CAMP STEPHENS, June 22d. My darling esposita, I am at present about four miles north of Martins...