Excerpt from Record of the Thirty-Third Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry: From Aug; 1862 to Aug; 1865
My object in presenting to the public the following pages is, to keep in memory some of the deeds of daring, acts of self-denial, unshrinking fortitude, patient endurance and pure patriotism of the "Brave Boys" who followed the flag upon the sanguinary fields of Bull Run, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Lookout Mountain, Atlanta, and many other fields of blood and glory.
It aims to give a true picture of the chivalrous exploits as dis played in the army during the three years of the Rebellion. It may be called the "Corporal"s Diary." The material has been gathered from only one source, and can be relied upon as authentic. The work is not perfect. Exact order is not always adhered to in the arrangement. There is much that has been left out; but with my knowledge of the circumstances of the case 1 can only say that the Corporal has done the best he could. Had it been my plan to write a history, the diary contains enough material which might be easily expanded, and as I do not wish to assume the position of an Author, I hold in check my pen, and content myself with the modest title of Compiler. It being difficult to please everybody, and in fact, impossible, therefore I have not tried.
These are simple facts - having been gathered while on the march and in the camp; and I present them with the humble, yet sincere hope that they may do their part in fostering a true sense of the real dignity, and the immeasurable worth of all my comrades who showed their bravery, heroism and fortitude in the hour of our country"s trial; when principles, and not mere preferences, were at stake.
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