NEW YORK, January 17, 1858. MY DEAR MR. DICKINSON—Upon taking up this morning's  Herald  I was deeply pained to learn that by being th...

The time for the last two weeks has been used up with drill, quinine, and getting ready for the ball last night. It was ahead of anything ye...

PHILADELPHIA, [PA.],  February  23d, 1857. ESTEEMED FRIEND: Permit me to remind you, that four years since, at your request, the Senate am...

DYKELAND, AMELIA CO., [VA.],  March 11 , 1857. DEAR HUNTER: Supposing that you will be at Washington during this week I address to you the...

NORFOLK, [VA.],  April  21, 1857. DEAR HUNTER: I have just received your letter of the 15[th] and expecting to leave town in the morning I...

BOYDTON, VA.,  July  21, 1857. DEAR HUNTER: I send herewith a letter to our friend Montague, which I must ask you to direct properly and c...

Left Indiana hospital No. 6 and came to Louisville Exchange barracks the same day; a stay of two months and three days in this hospital, mak...

Changed across the street to No. 1 barracks, the barracks being moved to this place the evening previous, remaining two days in these barrac...

Left Louisville barracks and came to Portland the same day, making a march of 3 miles. SOURCE: Adam S. Johnston,  The Soldier Boy's Di...

Entered on board the steamer ''Lady Franklin," detailed for guard down the Ohio river and around up the Cumberland river, with ...

Passed down the Ohio river safely and arrived at Evansville at 12 o'clock at night, making a march of 140 miless [ sic ]. SOURCE: Adam...

Passed safely down the Ohio river to the mouth of Cumberland river at Smithland. A march of 140 miles. SOURCE: Adam S. Johnston,  The Sold...

Passed up the Cumberland river all safe, and arrived at Fort Donelson the same day, making a march of 85 miles. SOURCE: Adam S. Johnston, ...

Moved slowly and cautiously, feeling our way up the Cumberland river, arriving at Clarksville in the afternoon, capturing one rebel major an...

Moved up the Cumberland river from Clarksville to the shoals, where three of our boats were captured two weeks before, and all the negroes w...

Came to Nashville, our place of destination, at 12 o'clock and put up in the rebel Zollicoffer's house, used as barracks by our forc...

Left Nashville on foot to join my company and regiment again. Came twenty-three miles through rain, and the roads being very muddy, we encam...

Came seven miles to Murfreesboro', Tenn., and joined my company and regiment again, having been absent from my command on account of my ...

[Washington,] Sunday morning. June 22, 1851. MY DEAR SIR,—It had been my intention to leave Washington for Boston to-morrow, but when it w...

Marshfield, July 20, 1851. MY DEAR SIR, — The despatches for Mr. Severance were mailed and forwarded to the Department for your considerat...