| Page 001 | Front cover. |
| Page 002 | Front fly-leaf. |
| Page 003 | Gives date range of entries for the diary. |
| Page 004 [05-23-1862] | Describes the Crump house. |
| Page 005 | Blank page. |
| Page 006 [05-23-1862] | Describes the New York 73rd regiment at the battle of Williamsburg. |
| Page 007 [05-23-1862] | Regarding road travel after the Battle of Williamsburg. |
| Page 008 [05-23-1862] | Regarding travel to the Chickahominy River on an ambulance. |
| Page 009 [05-23-1862] | Regarding his arrival at the headquarters of General Keyes. |
| Page 010 [05-24-1862] | Describes his breakfast and travel to General Peck's headquarters. |
| Page 011 [05-24-1862] | Regarding arrival at General Peck's headquarters, the weather, and dinner with General Peck. |
| Page 012 [05-24-1862] | Regarding trips back and forth between Peck's and Keyes' headquarters, and nighttime accommodations at Peck's headquarters. |
| Page 013 | Newspaper clipping of an obituary noting the death of General S. P. Heintzelman. |
| Page 014 [05-01-1880] | Newspaper clipping of an obituary noting the death and recounting the military service of Brigadier-General S. P. Heintzelman. |
| Page 015 | Newspaper clipping regarding letters by General Heintzelman defending his military actions, discovered by his daughter, including notes by Gunn critical of Heintzelman's ambition. |
| Page 016 [05-24-1862] | Regarding meetings with Eggleston, Kearny, and Heintzelman on the road back across the Chickahominy. |
| Page 017 [05-25-1862] | Regarding crossing the Chickahominy, the heat, and the search for dinner. |
| Page 018 [05-25-1862] | Regarding travel to and arrival at General Sumner's Headquarters. |
| Page 019 [05-25-1862] | Regarding a night at Berdan's camp and the early morning sunlight. |
| Page 020 [05-26-1862] | Regarding inhospitable treatment at Captain Ayres' Battery. |
| Page 021 [05-26-1862] | Regarding General Morell's Headquarters and the arrival of Will Waud, also the recall of Hall. |
| Page 022 [05-26-1862] | Regarding the injustice of recalling Hall, and sleep at Morell's Headquarters. |
| Page 023 [05-27-1862] | Regarding a letter from Sidney H. Gay, offering Gunn a post at Fredericksburg. |
| Page 024 | Newspaper clipping regarding the care of a wounded soldier, who had caused his own injury. |
| Page 025 [05-27-1862] | Regarding the rudeness of McClellan's headquarters, Hall's decision to return to New York, and excitement for the upcoming battle at Richmond. |
| Page 026 [05-27-1862] | Regarding Hall's increasing dissatisfaction, and the arrival at the encampment of T.S.C. Lowe's balloon corps. |
| Page 027 [05-27-1862] | Regarding a test flight of a balloon, smoke rising from Richmond, and the departure of Hall. |
| Page 028 [05-28-1862] | Regarding Hall's departure, and passing prisoners on the way back from Hanover Court-House. |
| Page 029 [05-28-1862] | Describes the appearance of Confederate prisoners of war from North Carolina. |
| Page 030 [05-28-1862] | Regarding his arrival at the camp of General Davidson. |
| Page 031 [05-28-1862] | Regarding Gunn's illness, and a polite denial of hospitality by General Davidson. |
| Page 032 [05-29-1862] | Regarding a visit with the confederate prisoners at General Davidson's camp. |
| Page 033 [05-29-1862] | Regarding continued discussion with the confederate prisoners about secession and Gunn's status as a non-combatant. |
| Page 034 [05-29-1862] | Regarding leaving the confederate prisoners and traveling to the hospitable camp of the 7th Maine. |
| Page 035 [05-29-1862] | Regarding an evening spent with the 7th Maine and a conversation about abolition, travels to the 62nd Pennsylvanians, and a reunion with Will Waud. |
| Page 036 [05-30-1862] | Regarding suspicion of Quigg's disloyalty. |
| Page 037 [05-30-1862] | Regarding his illness and the sounds of the Battle of Fair Oaks. |
| Page 038 [05-31-1862] | Regarding dysentery, the threat of Typhoid fever and death, and the return to McClellan's headquarters. |
| Page 039 [06-01-1862] | Regarding his loneliness riding on the road back to the White House. |
| Page 040 [06-02-1862] | Regarding travel to the White House, and passage aboard the steamer ''Nelly Baker'' to Fort Monroe. |
| Page 041 [06-02-1862] | Regarding boarding the steamer Nelly Baker, General Oliver Otis Howard of Maine, and a joke amongst amputees. |
| Page 042 [06-02-1862] | Regarding the steamer Nelly Baker, and efforts to bring Gunn's mule aboard, as well as thunderstorms and the transport of the wounded aboard the steamer. |
| Page 043 [06-03-1862] | Regarding his arrival at Fort Monroe, chance encounters with acquaintances, and checking into a room at the Hygeia. |
| Page 044 [06-04-1862] | Regarding time spent at Fort Monroe, the consigning of Gunn's mule to U.S. service, and meeting Heiss. |
| Page 045 [06-04-1862] | Regarding leaving Fort Monroe with the Livers family, and their arrival in Baltimore. |
| Page 046 [06-05-1862] | Regarding the trip from Baltimore to New York. |
| Page 047 [06-05-1862] | Regarding Gunn's appearance, and his arrival at 132 Bleecker Street, New York. |
| Page 048 [06-05-1862] | Regarding Gunn's return to the Tribune office. |
| Page 049 [06-06-1862] | Regarding a notice of Fanny and Jim's separation, payment from the Tribune, and a visit from Hart. |
| Page 050 [06-08-1862] | Regarding conversation with a secessionist, shopping, and a proposition to go to Port Royal. |
| Page 051 [06-11-1862] | Regarding Gunn's acceptance of the offer to report from Jamaica, his goodbyes, and a noisy card game in the adjoining room disrupting his attempts to rest. |
| Page 052 [06-11-1862] | Regarding Gunn's departure on the steamer Locust Paint to Port Royal, South Carolina. |
| Page 053 [06-12-1862] | Regarding an anecdote about Major Halpin's having pawned a coat he borrowed. |
| Page 054 [06-12-1862] | Regarding a continuation of Halpin's offenses, both legal and literary. |
| Page 055 | Newspaper engraving of Charles G. Halpine in uniform. |
| Page 056 [06-12-1862] | Gives a short description of Halpin, and summarizes his career and background. |
| Page 057 [06-12-1862] | Regarding Halpin's literary career, a change of clothes, and the delayed departure of the Locust Point. |
| Page 058 [06-12-1862] | Regarding his last evening in New York before the departure of the Locust Point for Port Royal. |
| Page 059 [06-13-1862] | Regarding the other passengers aboard the Locust Point. |
| Page 060 [06-13-1862] | Regarding the passengers on the ''Locust Point,'' and the calm restful voyage. |
| Page 061 [06-14-1862] | Regarding Gunn's methods of passing time on the ''Locust Point,'' a dying dolphin, and the smell outside of Halpine's cabin. |
| Page 062 [06-16-1862] | Regarding a storm at sea. |
| Page 063 [06-16-1862] | Regarding the effects of the storm on the Locust Point and her passengers. |
| Page 064 [06-16-1862] | Regarding the end of the storm, Captain French's incompetence, and the deplorable state of Halpin throughout the journey. |
| Page 065 [06-17-1862] | Regarding arrival of the Locust Point at Hilton Head, and a visit by the Provost Marshal. |
| Page 066 [06-18-1862] | Regarding a meeting with Gen. Hunter, sending letters, and efforts to sail to James Island. |
| Page 067 [06-18-1862] | Regarding river travel from Hilton Head toward Beaufort, and a description of dinner. |
| Page 068 | Newspaper clipping of an engraving of multiple scenes contained in panels titled: Scenes in an around Beaufort, South Carolina. |
| Page 069 [06-18-1862] | Regarding arrival at Beaufort, South Carolina, and news of a disaster on James Island. |
| Page 070 [06-18-1862] | Regarding an introduction to the sole white inhabitant of Beaufort not to flee the Union arrival, and an abusive quartermaster. |
| Page 071 [06-19-1862] | Regarding the trip back to Port Royal, South Carolina, and a meeting with General Hunter. |
| Page 072 [06-19-1862] | Regarding Gunn's being mistaken for the son of a plantation owner by a former slave. |
| Page 073 [06-19-1862] | Regarding the Drayton plantation, an African American unit on parade, and how oysters grow. |
| Page 074 [06-19-1862] | Regarding the return to Gen. Hunter's headquarters and the arrest of Gen. Benham. |
| Page 075 [06-20-1862] | Regarding the general opinion of General Benham and meeting Charley Honeywell. |
| Page 076 [06-20-1862] | Regarding his arrival at General Stevens encampment. |
| Page 077 [06-20-1862] | Regarding boarding the Staten Islander, and Gunn's impression of its captain, Ike Phillips. |
| Page 078 [06-21-1862] | Regarding the camp of Gen. Wright. |
| Page 079 [06-21-1862] | Regarding an evening on the Staten Islander. |
| Page 080 [06-21-1862] | Regarding General Wright's headquarters. |
| Page 081 [06-22-1862] | Regarding dinner and Serrell's anti-abolitionist talk. |
| Page 082 [06-22-1862] | Regarding the ridicule of Serrell, and a day spent in camp, mostly writing. |
| Page 083 [06-24-1862] | Regarding a walk along the front. |
| Page 084 [06-24-1862] | Newspaper clipping reporting on the scene of the James Island disaster and the mood of the troops. |
| Page 085 [06-24-1862] | Newspaper clipping reporting on a Confederate deserter and the Union's high morale. |
| Page 086 [06-26-1862] | Regarding camp life and visits on the steamers Staten Islander and Cosmopolitan. |
| Page 087 [06-22-1862] | Newspaper clipping reporting on the presentation of a sword to General Isaac I. Stevens by the 79th New York Infantry Regiment. |
| Page 088 [06-27-1862] | Regarding the idleness of camp life and the noise of repeated shellings. |
| Page 089 [06-28-1862] | Newspaper clipping reporting on conditions at James Island. |
| Page 090 [07-01-1862] | Regarding a tour of James Island and an attempted rest on the Burnside. |
| Page 091 [06-28-1862] | Newspaper clipping describing the palmetto, the land between Union and Confederate lines, the effects of some Confederate shelling, and a story told by a drunken Union soldier. |
| Page 092 [07-02-1862] | Regarding a return to Hilton Head. |
| Page 093 [07-05-1862] | Newspaper clipping regarding the evacuation of James Island, the lack of fourth of July celebration, and the merits of African American soldiers. |
| Page 094 [07-03-1862] | Regarding an evening at General Hunter's headquarters. |
| Page 095 [07-07-1862] | Newspaper clipping describing Sunday services for the Union troops and the gathering for morning lessons at an African American Sunday school. |
| Page 096 [07-04-1862] | Regarding dinners with the officers, a tour of the camp, and the African American school. |
| Page 097 [07-07-1862] | Newspaper clipping continuing the description of an African American school, and the drill of an African American regiment, the 1st South Carolina Volunteers. |
| Page 098 [07-06-1862] | Regarding a visit to Drayton plantation. |
| Page 099 [07-07-1862] | Newspaper clipping with description of the 1st South Carolina Volunteers, and a trip to St. Helena Island. |
| Page 100 [07-09-1862] | Regarding an encounter with a sleeping rattlesnake and dinner with Rice, Thompson, and Hay. |
| Page 101 [07-12-1862] | Newspaper clipping describing the African American crew rowing Gunn to St. Helena Island, including a transcription of one of their songs as well as reflections on slavery and the false chivalry of the Southerners. |
| Page 102 [07-10-1862] | Regarding the departure of General Stevens and the 79th New York Infantry Regiment, and details on the arrest of Captain Ike Phillips. |
| Page 103 [07-12-1862] | Newspaper clipping describing a trip across Palawala Island. |
| Page 104 [07-12-1862] | Regarding his trip to Beaufort. |
| Page 105 [07-13-1862] | Newspaper clipping continuing description of the trip across Palawala Island and arrival in Beaufort, South Carolina. |
| Page 106 [07-14-1862] | Regarding time spent in Beaufort, and a tour of the island on a ''skeary'' horse. |
| Page 107 [08-01-1862] | Newspaper clipping regarding Gunn's leaving Beaufort, South Carolina for St. Augustine, Florida, aboard the steamer Delaware. |
| Page 108 [07-17-1862] | Regarding a day spent in Beaufort, South Carolina. |
| Page 109 [08-01-1862] | Newspaper clipping describing notable features and the history of St. Augustine, Florida. |
| Page 110 [07-17-1862] | Regarding a trip to Hilton Head, and waiting to return to Beaufort aboard the steamer Arago. |
| Page 111 [08-01-1862] | Newspaper clipping describing Key West, and a brief quarantine over fears of Yellow Fever. |
| Page 112 [07-18-1862] | Regarding an unpleasant night, and the trip to Fort Pulaski, Georgia. |
| Page 113 | Newspaper engraving of General Alfred H. Terry. |
| Page 114 [08-13-1861] | Newspaper clipping describing Key West and Fort Jefferson, and regarding an inspection of the troops by Gen. Terry, an outbreak of Yellow Fever, and commotion with a local newspaper. |
| Page 115 [07-19-1862] | Regarding Gunn's arrival back at Hilton Head. |
| Page 116 | Newspaper clipping of an obituary announcing the death of Julia Nast. |
| Page 117 [08-29-1862] | Newspaper clipping regarding Gunn's stay aboard the Delaware during Quarantine, a Yellow Fever outbreak in Key West, and the transport of prisoners. |
| Page 118 [07-20-1862] | Describes time spent at Hilton Head, including a visit to an ill Charles Honeywell. |
| Page 119 [08-29-1862] | Newspaper clipping regarding quarantine at sea, the inhospitable behavior of the women of St. Augustine, Yellow Fever, and the danger of Confederate attack near St. Augustine. |
| Page 120 [07-22-1862] | Regarding idle time at Hilton Head and a suggestion from Gay for Gunn to join a proposed voyage of inspection of the Southern Coast. |
| Page 121 [08-29-1862] | Newspaper clipping regarding deaths on the Delaware, the departure of Dr. Cormick, the release of prisoners, and the capture of a Canadian blockade runner. |
| Page 122 [07-26-1862] | Regarding the departure of Rice and Gunn's arrival at Fernandina. |
| Page 123 [07-28-1862] | Regarding the particulars of the Magnolia House. Includes a newspaper clipping describing Gunn's time at sea during quarantine aboard the Delaware. |
| Page 124 [07-28-1862] | Regarding a stroll around St. Augustine and comments about the citizens. |
| Page 125 [07-29-1862] | Regarding a visit to the cathedral of St. Augustine. Includes a newspaper clipping regarding the deaths of Almos N. Woods and Rev. Alfred A. Miller. |
| Page 126 [07-29-1862] | Regarding the court martial of Lieutenant Kendall and a military parade at St. Augustine. |
| Page 127 [07-30-1862] | Describes a walk around St. Augustine. |
| Page 128 [07-31-1862] | Regarding the mayor of St. Augustine and a party amongst the young officers. |
| Page 129 [08-01-1862] | Regarding an inspection of St. Anastasia Island |
| Page 130 [08-02-1862] | Regarding the exploration of the lighthouse and beaches on St. Anastasia Island. |
| Page 131 [08-02-1862] | Regarding the theft of a flintlock pistol from the lighthouse and subsequent firing upon a shark and bald eagle. |
| Page 132 [08-03-1862] | Regarding Gunn's departure from St. Augustine aboard the Delaware. |
| Page 133 [04-12-1862] | Newspaper clipping regarding a large fire in St. Augustine. |
| Page 134 [08-05-1862] | Regarding arrival at Key West and the purchase of coconuts. |
| Page 135 [08-06-1862] | Regarding leaving for the Tortugas, delivering prisoners, and chasing a vessel from New Orleans. |
| Page 136 [08-09-1862] | Regarding arrival at Key West, news of a battle at Baton Rouge, and a party at the pilot's house. |
| Page 137 [08-14-1862] | Regarding a strange sea-bird, stormy weather, and arrival at St. Augustine. |
| Page 138 [08-17-1862] | Regarding yellow fever aboard the Delaware. |
| Page 139 [08-19-1862] | Regarding crossing the bar, time in quarantine, and watching a water spout. |
| Page 140 [08-23-1862] | Regarding arrival at Hilton Head and a visit by Dr. Crispell to inspect for yellow fever. |
| Page 141 [08-26-1862] | Regarding another visit by Dr. Crispell, the arrival of mail to the ship, and visits from the captain of the Shepherd Knapp. |
| Page 142 [08-27-1862] | Regarding visits from Captain Eytinge and the death of a soldier from dysentery. |
| Page 143 [08-29-1862] | Regarding a visit to Otter Island by the General Terry and the embarkation of a Episcopalian minister with consumption. |
| Page 144 [08-29-1862] | Regarding the death of the Episcopalian clergyman and the release of Bethel and Pinkney. |
| Page 145 [08-31-1862] | Regarding the funeral of the Episcopalian clergyman. |
| Page 146 [08-31-1862] | Regarding Gunn's estimates of the characters of those he shared time with during the Quarantine of the Delaware. |
| Page 147 [08-31-1862] | Regarding Gunn's estimate of General Terry and Captain Bacon. |
| Page 148 | Newspaper clipping regarding Miss Delia Bacon's search for proof that Lord Bacon wrote Shakespeare's plays. |
| Page 149 [08-31-1862] | Regarding Gunn's thoughts on Captain Bacon and the life of his aunt Delia Bacon. |
| Page 150 [08-31-1862] | Regarding Gunn's opinions of Lieutenant James and Dr. Dalton. |
| Page 151 [08-31-1862] | Regarding Gunn's opinions of Dr. Dalton. |
| Page 152 [08-31-1862] | Regarding Gunn's opinion of Lieutenant Richard Thompson. |
| Page 153 [08-31-1862] | Regarding Gunn's opinions of Lieutenant Charles Hay and Captain Faircloth. |
| Page 154 [08-31-1862] | Regarding Gunn's opinions of Birdsall and Lewis Stetson |
| Page 155 [08-31-1862] | Regarding Gunn's opinions of Cleaves and his companions in general. |
| Page 156 [08-31-1862] | Regarding the wait staff aboard the Delaware and the appearance of boils upon his body. |
| Page 157 [09-01-1862] | Regarding writing, shooting excursions off of the ship, and the capture of a blockade runner. |
| Page 158 [09-05-1862] | Regarding the yellow fever scare on board the Delaware. |
| Page 159 [09-08-1862] | Regarding a party in memory of Generals Stevens and Kearny, dinner with postmaster Sears, and general business in Hilton Head. |
| Page 160 [09-08-1862] | Regarding Gunn's return to the Delaware. |
| Page 161 [09-08-1862] | Regarding Gunn's changing ships from the Delaware to the Massachusetts. |
| Page 162 [09-09-1862] | Regarding Gunn's trip on the Massachusetts, passing Charleston. |
| Page 163 [09-10-1862] | Regarding discussion with Canadian passengers captured on the blockade runner, the Fanny Laure, and a rough night at sea. |
| Page 164 [09-10-1862] | Contains excerpts from letters sent to Gunn by Haney and Jack Edwards. |
| Page 165 [09-10-1862] | Regarding the upbraiding of drunken soldiers by a sober one on watch. |
| Page 166 [09-10-1862] | Regarding a rain-soaked arrival at New York. |
| Page 167 [09-12-1862] | Regarding Gunn's boarding house and his return to the Tribune offices from abroad. |
| Page 168 [09-13-1862] | Regarding the debauched behavior of Gunn's fellow boarders during his absence. |
| Page 169 [09-15-1862] | Regarding Gunn's acquaintances during his absence. |
| Page 170 [09-15-1862] | Describes catching up with acquaintances. |
| Page 171 [09-16-1862] | Regarding an account of Kettle, Bateman, and the Halls. |
| Page 172 [09-17-1862] | Regarding visiting and business around New York. |
| Page 173 [09-19-1862] | Regarding the Blankmans and a meeting with Colton at the Tribune office. |
| Page 174 [09-20-1862] | Regarding conversation with Miss Maguire. |
| Page 175 [09-20-1862] | Regarding a trip to Bellmont in Fordham to visit Bellew. |
| Page 176 [09-21-1862] | Regarding a visit and conversation with Bellew at Fordham. |
| Page 177 [09-21-1862] | Regarding news of a yellow fever outbreak aboard the Delaware. |
| Page 178 [09-24-1862] | Regarding a meeting with Mort Thomson's father at the Tribune office and news that Clifford Thomson is an aide to General Pleasanton. |
| Page 179 [09-25-1862] | Regarding the receipt of letters from postmaster Sears and the behavior of ''Doesticks''. |
| Page 180 [09-25-1862] | Regarding an attempt by Mort Thomson to bully Thomas Nast. |
| Page 181 [09-25-1862] | Regarding letters to Rice, Winchester, and a trip to buy photographs of the peninsular campaign. |
| Page 182 [09-27-1862] | Regarding an argument between the Robertsons and George Boweryem. |
| Page 183 [09-27-1862] | Regarding a visit by Mr. Edwards, who wished to promote ex-slave emigration to Australia. |
| Page 184 [09-29-1862] | Regarding a visit to Lizzie Woodward. |
| Page 185 | Back fly-leaf. |
| Page 186 | Back cover. |
| Page 187 [09-10-1868] | Card in memory of James Rutter. |
| Page 188 [12-16-1890] | Newspaper clipping containing an obituary for General Terry. |
| Page 189 | Newspaper clipping announcing the election of Charles G. Halpine as New York City Registrar. |
| Page 190 | Newspaper clipping reviewing a book by Charles Reynolds on the history of St. Augustine, Florida. |
| Page 191 | Newspaper clipping containing one of Charles Halpine's poems,'' Jeanette's Hair'', written under the pseudonym Miles O'Reilly. |
| Page 192 [06-09-1880] | Newspaper clipping of obituary for John Brougham, actor and theatre manager. |
| Page 193 | Newspaper clipping announcing Major-General Alfred H. Terry as General Hancock's successor. |
