SEPTEMBER 7th.—Clear and cool; rained in the night. Gen. J. H. Morgan is dead,—surprised and killed inTennessee,—and his staff captured. Gen. Hood telegraphs that the enemy is still retreating—toward Atlanta, I suppose. The cruiser Tallahassee having run into Wilmington, that port is now pretty effectually closed by an accumulation of blockaders. It is said Gen. [...]

September, Wednesday 7, 1864 Our friends remained with us over to day, and we have had a very pleasant day—playing cards, backgammon, Chess, Music &c—All walked down to the pond this eve, of course did not go in bathing as the gentleman were with us—We have all had some grand mistakes, if this horrid war [...]

Jackson, Miss., September 7, 1864. General Braxton Bragg, ………………………….Richmond, Va.: General: In the course of the tour of inspection made by Major B. F. Jones and myself in the State of Mississippi many facts relating to the condition of this portion of the country have presented themselves and are of sufficient importance, I think, to [...]

New York Times, September 7, 1864 From Our Own Correspondent. CITY POINT, Va., Monday, Sept. 5, 1864.             The extraordinary quiet  which has prevailed along our whole front ever since I came here, would render a correspondent’s position at this place a perfect sinecure, if it were not ten times more irksome to spend a [...]

New York Times, September 7, 1864             HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY OF THE POTOMAC,                         Sunday, Sept. 4, 1864.             The rebel pickets refuse to believe that Atlanta has fallen. They have become very friendly, and approach close to our lines, with passes from their officers, for the purpose of trading apparently, but all having [...]

Tuesday, 6th.—Yankees all gone from our front this A. M. Had a speech from Lieutenant-General S. D. Lee this morning; speech not liked at all by the soldiers, (Note: picture is of an unidentified Confederate soldier.)

September 6th. A cold rain storm set in last night. Relieved from guarding the wagon train. Orders for us to proceed to the front. Company A ordered out on the skirmish line, under command of Lieutenant Robert Kerr. Regiment in line in the rifle pits. Rations issued. Cold storm continues. No tents up. Out in [...]

Tuesday, 6th–News came that General Sherman was still in pursuit of the rebels, and that he has captured a great many of them. This morning I was transferred from Ward D to Ward E as wardmaster, the master of Ward E having been sent to the front. I have charge of eleven sick men and [...]

September 6, 1864. Lay quiet all day. Some Rebel cavalry followed us up and fired a few shots into our regiment’s works from the old Rebel fort, but Osterhaus swung his pickets around and gobbled 25 of them, and the rest troubled us no more.

6th. Tuesday. Relieved at dark. Spent the day getting papers signed. Letter from home. Oats and rations. Not in camp till after dark. Pleasant place.

SEPTEMBER 6th.—Raining moderately, and cool. Gen. Bragg has taken the Bureau of Conscription in hand, since Col. August, “acting superintendent,” wrote him a “disrespectful and insubordinate” note. He required a report of the officers in the bureau, from Lieut.-Col. Lay, “Acting Superintendent,”—there have been three “acting superintendents” during the last three days,—and Col. Lay furnished [...]

September, Tuesday 6, 1864 Maj. Crump, Eddie and Capt. Daly, in company with Gen. Chalmers and Staff came down from Tupelo West Point, all stoped at Mrs. Jim Young’s to tea, the first named came down here after tea—we all sat up very late, and spent a very pleasant evening

Monday, 5th.—Just after dark last night, Yanks began playing bands and yelling at a furious rate, when two of our batteries turned loose on them, and stopped their yelling for awhile. The Chicago Convention nominated George B. McClelland for the presidency. Notified that L. C. Williams is dead from his wounds. (Note: picture is of [...]

September 5th. Cold cloudy morning. All is quiet. We have a long line of earthworks near Berryville, facing south. This seems to be another case of waiting and watching. Guarding the wagon train which remains parked. Nothing special has taken place today, only a cold rain tonight, making us uncomfortable.

Monday, 5th–Clear and quite pleasant. All things are quiet.[1] [1] Men were leaving every day for the front and but few were brought to our hospitals, since the Union army was in possession of Atlanta, where hospitals were being established, while those at Rome were to be closed just as soon as the sick there [...]

September 5, 1864. News of the capture of Fort Morgan. Orders to march at 8 p.m. I was detailed to bring off the pickets, which was accomplished without trouble. Rebels did not know when we left, as we heard them shooting after we got back in our old works at Jonesboro. The whole army moved [...]

5th. Monday. Moved back to B. last night. Rained. Drivers and dead-beats got scared and pulled out very quickly before we moved. In line on left of infantry. Skirmishing soon after daylight. News of fall of Atlanta. All jubilant. Lay in camp till P. M. then went on picket. Rainy and very unpleasant. Boys suffered. [...]

SEPTEMBER 5th.—Clear and warm. Gen. Lee has called for 2000 negroes (to be impressed) to work on the Petersburg fortifications. Gen. Lee has been here two days, giving his advice, which I hope may be taken. He addresses Gen. Bragg as “commanding armies C. S.” This ought to be an example for others to follow. [...]

September, Monday 5, 1864 I cut my foullard Silk and we have all been buisy sewing on it all day, Lou the skirt, Ellen (Lou P. maid) the flounce, Mrs. Reynolds and Mary Lou the Rosettes and I finished the waiste , we did not half finish the dress. Lou, Mary Lou & I went [...]

September 4th. About midnight last night I was called up by the Adjutant to take a detail of ten men, go to the rear, find the ammunition train, obtain five thousand rounds of cartridges, five boxes. It was estimated the train was about a mile in the rear, owing to the enemy’s firing from field [...]

Sunday, 4th–It is cool and quite pleasant. No news of any importance. The boys in my ward are all getting along fine, with the exception of two or three, and it is doubtful whether they will ever again be well.

September, Sunday 4, 1864 Another warm day and much excitement in our family, for sympathy with a neighbor and friend whose only son was wounded at Atlanta, and after four week’s suffering, this morning had his leg amputated, reaction has barely taken place, and very little hopes of his life. Lou is much distressed, and [...]

4th. Sunday. Moved back by road. Rebs at Berryville and in our rear. 2nd Ohio train guard. Custer’s brigade suffered some. Train moved to Rippon. Parked.

September 4, 1864. Received a half official notification to-day that the campaign and fighting are over. Orders to clean up arms came also, and the boys, showing their contempt of the enemy’s power to do harm, took their guns all to pieces and set to polishing the should-be bright parts, right in view of the [...]