The Old Sixth Regiment, Its War Record, 1861-5

A sergeant's diary-based regimental history traces the formation, training, and wartime service of a Connecticut infantry regiment, following its coastal operations, amphibious landings, sieges and assaults in South Carolina and Florida, subsequent campaigns in Virginia and North Carolina, and final mustering out after the Confederate surrender. It records daily camp life, rations, disease, battlefield actions and leadership changes, including wounds and deaths, and concludes with appendices containing rosters, casualty lists, a roll of honor, and accounts of veterans' reunions.