Left Rapidan Station this morning for some point near Manassas. What a beautiful sight it is to see the long columns of troops fording the s...

Reached Gainsville, Fauquier, about 1 o'clock and as it was a good place for our horses we halted for the night. This village being only...

In some way McClellan succeeded in getting his hands upon one of General Lee's orders, which gave him a pretty correct idea of the dispo...

All quiet last night save an occasional picket skirmish. About 8 o'clock this morning my gun, of which I am the "gunner," was ...

Came to Gifford's blacksmith shop. Albright had swapped horses, had two shoes put on, got dinner and came on to Joe Carter's. A. had...

Left Carr's and came up to John Mitchell's. Came out to Stinson's on to Giles Harris. From there to Scottsville and Gallatin. Cr...

While at John's, Green Crews and John West came in. I went with them over to Mrs. Dinah Huffey. A. soon came, said Yanks were about. I s...

To-night stopped to see two Lincolnites; got six shooter from one, single barrel from the other; stopped at Squire Henry's; got some che...

Down to Hughes, got my horse shod, came back, and nine of us started. Came up near Epperson Springs, found the Yanks were there and at Scott...

We came this evening out to where the others were; Yanks in New Row; so we could not go there. Came to Widow Hodge's. Five of boys went ...

To-night went down near Redman's; run into Yankee pickets, and started back. Came cross railroad and out to Sherwin's, got breakfast...

Came to Montgomery's. Lamb left us. We came on to Widow Ballou's. Yanks close at hand. We staid in bushes to-night. SOURCE: Ephrai...

Back in town again. I've done something but havn't the least idea what, to displease somebody and havn't the least idea who. Per...

To-day we are in sight of the blue hills of Western Virginia. Many years have rolled by since I roamed over those hills and with boyish ardo...

At daylight a man shot and instantly killed. He had no particular stopping place, had become partially crazed; in the night had crept beyond...

No sick call; the poor fellows are disappointed. Well dressed officers ride out the street and back. Passing near us they inquire of a fello...

We learn from the New York Herald that that branch of the great Yankee nation, of which Greeley is the organ, is very much dissatisfied with...

There was no fighting anywhere near us yesterday, though the occasional boom of a heavy gun reached us, and it is now pretty certain that th...

Yanks brought up three or four thousand to E. and shelled our Boys for some time. SOURCE: Ephraim Shelby Dodd,  Diary of Ephraim Shelby Do...

Went out beyond Maj. Winn's, brought his family and negroes out, skirmished with the Yankees for some time, nothing serious. SOURCE: E...