Contains a personal narrative of a member of the Army of the Potomac during the U.S. Civil War.

Sketch of regular artillery --Reorganization -- Fredericksburg -- Artillery reorganization -- Review of Gettysburg -- A specimen scout -- Battle of the Wilderness -- On to Richmond -- Siege of Petersburg -- Detailed at Ordnance Wharf -- Devastation of the Valley -- Ordered back to Petersburg -- We start for Appomattox -- Lee's army disbanded.