Civil War Experiences:Under Bayard, Gregg, Kilpartick, Custer, Raulston, and Newberry 1862, 1863, 1864

This is a full, rich diary of a young Civil War soldier written with an innocent honesty that makes you want more. Prior to leaving home to fight, he wrote:"That night I went to my home, at Dobb's Ferry, on the Hudson River, and reported what I had done, intending to leave for Washington the next morning, when I was promised transportation. This interview with my parents was quite unpleasant, as my father was very angry and my mother in great distress. At that time both my father and his fr...