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Excerpt from History of the 99th Indiana Infantry: Containing a Diary of Marches, Incidents, Biography of Officers and Complete Rolls
When the writer resigned his commission in the 99th Indiana Infantry, he had in his possession a diary of the marches and movements Of the Regiment, the Muster-in Rolls, with the fate Of each man, that far through the campaign and the idea suggested itself that it would be Of interest, and useful for reference when they wished to recall the scenes passed through in their military life, that each member Of the regiment should have a Copy; arrangements were made for a continuance of the diary, and an endeavor made to get the particulars of each man''s fate; and the present work is the result. The only Object has been to give dates and facts instead Of incidents, which can be remembered with great er ease on account of the circumstances surrounding them. N 0 attention has been paid to the perfection Of the expression Of those facts, only to make them clear: neither was it especially necessary, as the work was not for general circulation, and any faults Of composition will be over'' looked by those for whom it was written. I am indebted to Sergeant Major, Harry Brewer, for many favors and facts, and to him my thanks are due for what he has done, as without his aid this work would not be as complete as it is, though far from perfect now. The sketch Of the lives of the Officers is, Of course imperfect, but will be a remembrance Of their deeds. The pen pictures are mine, and are written of them as though dead, that I might not be deemed guilty Of detraction or ?attery. It is hard to drawa line Of demarkation in all cases like these, and every man in the Regiment that has faithfully discharged his duty, is entitled to all the honor attached to patriotic sacrifice, and the only reason for giving an especial biography of the Officers, is from their positions in the Regiment they and their characters are more generally known, not that they are men Of more intelligence and bravery, which is not the case.
Many of you, comrades, have families, and in future years when your children are grown up, if you are called away, this little record of events will be a legacy that they will highly prize, as a record Of a father''s sac rifices in the cause Of human liberty. You will be separated as you are discharged from the service, and I have endeavored to give you such a record of your labors, struggles, disappointments and triumphs in the army, that when, in after years you meet a comrade, you will have some thing to refer to, that will bring fresh to your memories the days Of yore when you went forth together to do or die for your country.
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When the writer resigned his commission in the 99th Indiana Infantry, he had in his possession a diary of the marches and movements Of the Regiment, the Muster-in Rolls, with the fate Of each man, that far through the campaign and the idea suggested itself that it would be Of interest, and useful for reference when they wished to recall the scenes passed through in their military life, that each member Of the regiment should have a Copy; arrangements were made for a continuance of the diary, and an endeavor made to get the particulars of each man''s fate; and the present work is the result. The only Object has been to give dates and facts instead Of incidents, which can be remembered with great er ease on account of the circumstances surrounding them. N 0 attention has been paid to the perfection Of the expression Of those facts, only to make them clear: neither was it especially necessary, as the work was not for general circulation, and any faults Of composition will be over'' looked by those for whom it was written. I am indebted to Sergeant Major, Harry Brewer, for many favors and facts, and to him my thanks are due for what he has done, as without his aid this work would not be as complete as it is, though far from perfect now. The sketch Of the lives of the Officers is, Of course imperfect, but will be a remembrance Of their deeds. The pen pictures are mine, and are written of them as though dead, that I might not be deemed guilty Of detraction or ?attery. It is hard to drawa line Of demarkation in all cases like these, and every man in the Regiment that has faithfully discharged his duty, is entitled to all the honor attached to patriotic sacrifice, and the only reason for giving an especial biography of the Officers, is from their positions in the Regiment they and their characters are more generally known, not that they are men Of more intelligence and bravery, which is not the case.
Many of you, comrades, have families, and in future years when your children are grown up, if you are called away, this little record of events will be a legacy that they will highly prize, as a record Of a father''s sac rifices in the cause Of human liberty. You will be separated as you are discharged from the service, and I have endeavored to give you such a record of your labors, struggles, disappointments and triumphs in the army, that when, in after years you meet a comrade, you will have some thing to refer to, that will bring fresh to your memories the days Of yore when you went forth together to do or die for your country.
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Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Language - English
Hardback
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D. R. Lucas
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ISBN - 9780265943823
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.0 cm
Page Count - 182
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D. R. Lucas
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ISBN - 9781331059790
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.0 cm
Page Count - 184
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