RICHMOND, May 2, 1861. MY DEAR MRS GARDINER: I have but a moment ago received your letter from the hands of Mrs. Pegram, and regret to per...

COMMISSIONERS from the rebels; Seward parleying with them through some Judge Campbell. Curious way of treating and dealing with rebellion, w...

WASHINGTON, March 16, 1861. Every day affords proof of the absence of any settled policy or harmonious concert of action in the administra...

RICHMOND, April 16, 1861. Well, dearest, your letter received this morning placed me much at ease relative to the dear children. I hope yo...

RICHMOND, April 17, 1 1861. Well, my dearest one, Virginia has severed her connection with the Northern hive of abolitionists, and takes...

For the first time in my life I assisted at the simplest and grandest spectacle—the inauguration of a President. Lincoln's message good,...

MILLEDGEVILLE, GEORGIA, October 23rd, 1852. MY DEAR SIR: I have just had the pleasure of reading, your speech, delivered some time ago in ...

HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE UNITED STATES,           WASHINGTON, D.C., July 8, 1871. Dear Brother: *            *            *            *  ...

APPOMATTOX DEPOT, AMELIA CO[UNTY, VA.],           January 19th, 1852 . DEAR HUNTER: I am very solicitous to procure an appointment as Cade...

SARATOGA, [VA.], May 8th, 1852. DEAR HUNTER: I received your very able and valuable report on “a change in the coinage,” and was highly de...

Grand review of the Rhode Island troops by President Lincoln and Gen. Scott. Marched in front of the White House and through the principal s...

Grand review before President Lincoln, Gens. Scott and Fremont. Salutes were fired. SOURCE: Theodore Reichardt, Diary of Battery A, First ...

BROWN'S HOTEL, WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 3, 1861. I hasten to write you this evening of my arrival, with the President, Alex., baby and ...

CONFIDENTIAL. LIBRARY ROOM, WAR DEPARTMENT,           WASHINGTON, D.C., Jan. 31, 1868. TO THE PRESIDENT: Since our interview of yesterday I ...

WASHINGTON, D.C., Jan. 6, 1861. DEAR BROTHER: . . . I see some signs of hope, but it is probably a deceptive light. The very moment you fe...

SEMINARY, Jan. 13, 1861.  . . . I see no change to note here in public sentiment, the fact that Seward has been named as secretary of stat...

Senator Sumner called on me. We had a long conversation on matters pertaining to the affairs of Fort Sumter. He has been selected to deliver...

A pleasant and “merry Christmas.” A good dinner. Captain Nye, Lieutenants Turner and Stanley, Dr. Webb, Majors Carey, Twenty-third, and McKo...

Oh! what a terrible scene does Shiloh's field present this morning. It is a scene of death; its victims lay everywhere. The blood of abo...