Having but a limited supply of underclothing with me at this camp, I doffed my garments and turned washerman for the nonce, intending to sea...

a beautyful one And we had orders to leave Yorktown And soon in the morning the wagons was loded and everything sent off but our knapsacks a...

We have now at this point eight pieces of artillery and three thousand men. Sent to Yorktown for eight days' rations and our tents. Th...

a very pritty day And our Regiment left Ashland for Yolktown (Yorktown) And our rought was down by Hanover Coathouse The Second day we sti...

A BIG SCAMPER. Reported by our videttes that the enemy, ten thousand strong, were moving rapidly on the Warwick road, and would attack us ...

Received orders for two howitzers with twenty-five picked men, mounted, to report to Lieutenant-Colonel Chas. Dreux, commanding the First Lo...

Last evening we received orders to be ready to move by sunrise this morning, and many of us took the liberty of going into the city to bid o...

Rain poured in torrents all night. We reached West Point about daybreak, remained there three hours, and arrived at Yorktown at 12 o'clo...

The enemy having retired to Fortress Monroe, we left Bethel Church last evening and arrived at Yorktown at 1 o'clock in the night. Not...

Slept the greater portion of the day—had no "roll call"—feet much blistered and unable to wear shoes, consequently the hot, broili...

Had a grand review of all the troops stationed at Yorktown to-day, numbering five or six thousand. Magruder is a magnificent looking soldier...

We got away from the open field at 12 M., and went two miles out of town, and camped in the woods. We met the Bethel regiment to-day. I met ...

The 11th Connecticut regiment arrived here today, and we are ordered back to the News where we rejoin a part - of our old regiment which has...

A REUNION. Left Camp West on the 3d, arriving at Yorktown in the afternoon. Here our officers tried to get transportation but were ordered...

YORKTOWN. On the 27th of April we broke camp at Getty's station, arriving here about dark, and marched up the Williamsburg road about ...

WE LEAVE YORKTOWN. On the afternoon of the 4th we went aboard the boats and dropped anchor at Fortress Monroe at dusk. The next morning we...

WILLIAMSBURG, VA. Leaving Newport News on the afternoon of the 21st, we made a march of about ten miles, reaching Little Bethel just befor...

The balance of the re-enlisted men left for home today, several of the officers going with them. We have now got our ultimatum, either enlis...

The order has arrived and we are under heavy marching orders for Yorktown, which is 30 miles distant and where, it is said, we shall probabl...

Another truly fine spring day. The ominous silence on the Rapidan and Rappabannock continues still. The two armies seem to be measuring ea...