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...

And the 16 day was a very pritty warm day and we had orders to cook too days rations we was expecting the Yankees to cross the River again b...

Our battery moved back last night about one mile and camped on Hogan's farm. This morning when we awoke we found a party of eight hundre...

Brigade went out on scout. Our Company supported battery, drove the Yanks back to their main camp and returned. SOURCE: Ephraim Shelby Dod...

Went on a scout out to Eaglesville. Met a Yankee scout just this side of E. We charged them and run them one and a half miles, capturing six...

we stade at the same plase untell sun down And then our Regiment had to go on picket And we marched down in about a mile of the Yankees and ...

General Hood came riding up and said well Boys you all did such great works hear last nite that you scard the Yankees on the other side of t...

we still went on and about 3 oclock in the eavning we come up with the main body of the Yankees (at Cold Harbor) and attacked them And from ...

we was rousted up about too oclock in the night and about day break we started out again And crost the Chickahominy River and marched untell...

Nashville, Tenn., Thursday Evening, April 7. The present week, thus far, has been to me, full of new and thrilling experiences. On Sabba...

All quiet along our lines, and we have come to the conclusion that the Yankees have postponed their attack upon this place. SOURCE: Willia...

The 26 day of May was a nice one but about 12 oclock in the night it comenced raining very hard And about 1 oclock we was rousted up and did...

The 28 day was clear and about a hour befour the sun set we left our camp And march all night down toward Hanover Coathouse And we past in a...

The incident at the creek, where I nearly drew the fire of two sentries, led me to inquire as to methods prison authorities have for informi...