. Field, camp, hospital and prison in the civil war, 1863-1865; Charles A. Humphreys, chaplain, Second Massachusetts cavalry volunteers . ould not keep a diary till the end of the war. Iwrote home a few letters in pencil, but it is almost im-possible to decipher them now. Some years ago, how-ever, I wrote out all the movements of the cavalry till 428 APPENDIX the end of the war and they will be found in the body ofthis book. The whole book has been a labor of lovescattered over many years, under the impelling feelingthat, having passed through so many and so variousexperiences in the course of
. Field, camp, hospital and prison in the civil war, 1863-1865; Charles A. Humphreys, chaplain, Second Massachusetts cavalry volunteers . ould not keep a diary till the end of the war. Iwrote home a few letters in pencil, but it is almost im-possible to decipher them now. Some years ago, how-ever, I wrote out all the movements of the cavalry till 428 APPENDIX the end of the war and they will be found in the body ofthis book. The whole book has been a labor of lovescattered over many years, under the impelling feelingthat, having passed through so many and so variousexperiences in the course of my service in the last twoyears of the Civil War, I ought to set them down plainlyand truly, so that, when the history of the Civil War shallbe written, my individual testimony may help in forminga true judgment. And I have also felt that while thechords of the human heart thrill to the touch of courageand devotion, the story of the Civil War will find eagerlisteners and stimulate responsive heroisms. I. FIELD, CAMP, HOSPITALAND PRISON IN THE CIVIL WAR, 1863-1865 CHARLES A. HUMPHREYS CHAPLAIN SECOND MASSACHUSElTS CAVALRY VOLUNTEERS BOSTON PRESS OF GEO. H. ELLIS THE MEW YORK p;,.BLic i.:rary880630A ASTOR, LENOX AND liLDEN i^OUNDATiONS R 4937 L FOREWORD T MAKE no apology for printing this tale ofthe last two years of the Civil War eventhough another and greater war is engrossingthe attention of the whole world. This greaterwar will soon end, and, as God lives, will end^. in the triumph of the right, and the nations will^ then be ready to enforce peace if any one should(^ attempt to disturb it. My story will be in00 line with that great consummation. I feel sostrongly that when war is seen in its true colors,it will not only lose all its allurements, butwill excite a keener appreciation of the bless-ings of peace, that I think I could do no betterservice in the cause of peace than to present, asI intend, an unvarnished tale of wars scenesand labors, its trials and exposur
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