“December 28, 1863 - May 24, 1865. The volume includes the observations of an ‘aging’ Methodist minister from Illinois who came South to recruit "patch of darkies" for the Union Army, beginning at Stevenson, Alabama. Later, he enlisted as a soldier…
“The author's account of the early secession movement, the seizing of Wingfield (the author's home), the cavalry raids, the arrival of the federal fleet at Edenton, and the naval battle of Sandy Point supported with letters and military reports.”