| Page 5and in imagination live
over the [stirring?] and bloody
scenes of The Southern War &
especially those which are
associated, by ties of blood,
suffering, and human great-
ness, with my own Brigade.
Written under such circum-
stances, with nothing but
memory to guide my pen &
direct my thoughts, it can
not be expected that this
sketch will be perfect, since
in composition, spelling, &
punctuation, it would not
be creditable to a ten year
old school boy, but for this,
I am fortified with a good
reason since I was but 17 | Page 5and in imagination live
over the [stirring?] and bloody
scenes of The Southern War &
especially those which are
associated, by ties of blood,
suffering, and human great-
ness, with my own Brigade.
Written under such circum-
stances, with nothing but
memory to guide my pen &
direct my thoughts, it can
not be expected that this
sketch will be perfect, since
in composition, spelling, &
punctuation, it would not
be creditable to a ten year
old school boy, but for this,
I am fortified with a good
reason since I was but 17 |
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