Excerpt from The Battle of Fort Stedman (Petersburg, Virginia): March 25, 1865
The following narrative, which was originally prepared for publication as a magazine article, has far exceeded the ordinary limits of such a paper, and is now printed as one more, though slight, contribution to the "Literature of the Civil War." The writer served on the Staff of General John F. Hartranft, Commanding Third Division, Ninth Army Corps, and was a witness to, and participant in, the battle. In addition to very full private data, he has had access to several reports not yet printed. He acknowledges his obligation to Generals Parke, Hartranft, Willcox, and Tidball for very valuable information relating to the battle; and especial thanks to Comrade Francis W. Knowles (Company B, Thirty-sixth Massachusetts Volunteers), Chief Clerk at General Willcox's (First) Division Headquarters, for a drawing of the valuable map which accompanies this narrative, and for interesting details from his personal diary and retained copies of papers.
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