"This new book reproduces 15 War of 1812 manuscripts, including diaries, memoirs, and letters. The accounts provide a range of perspectives on the war's ground conflicts, from officers to enlisted men, volunteers and militia"--Provided by publisher.

pt. 1. The regulars. Colonel George McFeely, 22nd and 25th U.S. Infantries -- Captain Ephraim Shaler, 25th U.S. Infantry -- Major Jonathan Kearsley, 2nd U.S. Artillery and 4th Rifle Regiment -- Colonel Cromwell Pearce, 16th U.S. Infantry -- Ensign Joseph Hawley Dwight, 13th U.S. Infantry -- Captain Rufus McIntire, 3rd U.S. Artillery -- Colonel William Clay Cumming, 8th U.S. Infantry -- Captain John M. Scott, 15th U.S. Infantry -- Colonel James Burn, 2nd U.S. Light Dragoons -- Lieutenant Reynold M. Kirby, 3rd U.S. Artillery -- Brigadier General George Izard, U.S. Army -- pt. 2. Citizen-soldiers. Private William Greathouse, Kentucky Mounted Riflemen -- Private Charles Fairbanks, New Hampshire Volunteers -- Anonymous, Fenton's Pennsylvania Volunteers -- Private Nathaniel Vernon, Pittsburgh Blues.