College Point, L. I., July 30, 1864. Hon. S. Foot: Dear Senator: — I am extremely anxious that my friends in my native State should no...

Yesterday Nicolay who has been several days in New York telegraphed to the President that Thurlow Weed had gone to Canada, and asking if he...

It was warm and sultry in the middle of the day. We remained in our works till about 5 o'clock p. m. when on being relieved by General ...

The number of prisoners captured yesterday by General Smith was only about five hundred, not twenty-five hundred as reported. The works wer...

About 5 o'clock a. m. a small force including our regiment, moved down within about three quarters of a mile of the James river, formed...

It has been a terribly warm day. The enemy being too well posted at Totopotomy to attack, Grant concluded to move to Cold Harbor about fift...

On my return from the North, I was pleased to find your very welcome and interesting letter of the 30th ult., and I hasten to assure you, y...

Culpepper C. H., Va ., April 13, 1864. . . . What I wrote yesterday of my confirmation is perhaps true, but the declared reasons, from...

Fort Monroe, Va ., April 2, 1864. . . . We arrived here yesterday about 9 A. M. The General transacted his business with Major General ...

Chattanooga , Jan. 23, 1864. . . . In one view you behold the mountains of several States, including the gorge in Taylor's Ridge at...

Headquarters Military Division Of The Miss., Nashville, Tenn. , Jan. 20, 1864. Dear Washburne: On my return from the North I was pl...

July 20, 1864 Our camp was this morning taken by assault by a cavalcade which turned out to be Major-General Ben F. Butler and a portio...

Jan. 20, 1864. . . . After I wrote you last night, we received a despatch from General Foster at Knoxville, stating that General Longst...

Headquarters Army Of Potomac June 15, 1864 Of course, the first thing was to visit the great bridge. The approach to it lay along the...

Although there was no battle to-day, both sides were as sensitive as Hotspur when he was “all smarting from my wounds being cold.” The sli...

June 3, 1864 We had very severe fighting this morning, all along the lines. If you look on the map you may follow our lines. The line o...

To-day has been occupied with strategy; but our strategy is of a bloody kind, and even the mere movements have not passed without the soun...

June 1,1864. At 1.30 last night, General Wright with the 6th Corps passed round our left flank and marched on Cool Arbor, which alread...

May 31, 1864 Last night, what with writing to you and working over some maps of my own, I got to bed very late, and was up tolerably ea...

Headquarters Army Of The Potomac , July 23, 1864. The stories you hear about me, some of which have reached camp, are mere canards, I h...