Originally published: Joliet, Ill. : Printed for the author, 1883.

Original contents : Early Soldier life -- In Missouri : Battle of Fredericktown -- In winter quarters at Arcadia, Missouri -- Our first march southward -- In Arkansas : an insulate and destitute Army -- Battle of Cache River -- After the battle : hard march to the Mississippi River -- Skirmishing, and confiscating cotton -- Return to the north : a winter campaign in Southern Missouri -- Our winter campaign, continued -- Return to Pilot Knob -- A public meeting : last march in Missouri -- Down the Mississippi -- Across to the Vicksburg side of the river -- Magnolia Hills : to the rear of Vicksburg -- Battle of Champion Hills -- Battle of Black River -- Vicksburg -- Siege of Vicksburg -- Charge upon Vicksburg : a few incidents -- With the Army of the Gulf -- IN Louisiana -- Up the Teche Valley -- On the Gulf of Mexico -- In Texas -- Capture of Fort Esperenza -- In winter quarters at Indianola, Texas -- Re-enlistment of the Thirty third -- With the Ninety Ninth -- Slavery, the ballot and the President : an essay -- Return from Texas to Louisiana -- From New Orleans to New York, and thence to Illinois -- Mustered out : home again.