To my comrades in arms, who may differ with me in the ao counts herein contained, I would call to mind the difficulty of getting any considerable number to agree upon all the circum stances Of even the most trivial incident in camp or field; and while I do not pretend to give all the notable or even important events which transpired in our field of operations, I do claim to have sought earnestly to state the exact facts in those noted. In treating of the independent regiments, or parts of regiments, I have, by extensive correspondence, extending over a number of years, arrived at the conclusions given, while in tracing the ope rations of the brigades and the divisions, I have carefully followed the official reports and Official correspondence written at the time. In the accounts Of charges and battles, I have uniformly given credit to those leading the advance, without, in any wise, however, detracting from the important service rendered by those in rear or in reserve.