The war brought a variety of experiences to the men of Indiana's Fourteenth Infantry. From 1861-1864 they wrote letters full of pathos, love of their comrades and grim determination to survive the hardships of war.

Southern Indiana sends the boys to war -- Rendezvous Camp -- Cheat Mountain is a cheat -- Valley Campaign and the James River -- Antietam -- Fredericksburg -- Winter of '63 and Chancellorsville -- Gettysburg and the Draft riots -- In and out of the Wilderness -- The veterans' return.