Under the Stars and Bars

The author, an orderly sergeant, draws on a four-year war journal and preserved letters to present a firsthand account of service with his volunteer infantry company, tracing its early organization and muster rolls. He narrates marches, picket duty, skirmishes, and major campaigns including accounts from Dalton, Kennesaw, Atlanta, and Nashville, interweaving tactical detail with anecdotes, humor, and moments of pathos. Personal sketches, rosters, camp poetry, and incidents involving spies, chaplains, and comrades appear alongside reflections on homecomings and the final campaigns. Addenda and supplements offer further rosters and short sketches that complete the record of the company’s wartime experience.