Excerpt from History of the 77th Illinois Volunteer Infantry: Sept; 2, 1862, July 10, 1865
King Solomon made a centre shot when he said "of making many books there is no end," and yet there is always "a long felt want" for another. If it were not so the book trade would be unprofitable. Acting on the belief that there is a a gap somewhere to be filled, this book is written. It was first projected about twenty years ago - soon after the fall of Vicksburg. The writer had been keeping a record of the events in which the Seventy-Seventh participated, while those events were transpiring, and while all the circumstances were fresh in the mind. But he did not rely alone upon his own sightseeing or his own judgment. Other members of the regiment, from that day to this, have rendered valuable assistance. Among these may be mentioned General D. P. Grier, Major J. M. McCulloeh, Lieutenant Henry P. Ayres and J. H. Snyder, Musician of Co. "I." The latter kept a daily record from first to last, noting all the occurrences worth noting, with great care and accuracy. To him I am indebted for the use of his voluminous and interesting journals.
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