The typographical portion of the work has been done in a style of beauty and finish for which the work of Weed, Parsons and Company is so well known. 18 North Pearl Street, Albany, N. Y. _September 5, 1866._ [Illustration] LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS. 1. Portrait of General Sedgwick. 2. Illustrated Title Page. 3. The Old Church at Hampton. 4. The Quaker at Newport News. 5. Charge of the Vermonters at Lee's Mills. 6. Charge of Hancock's Brigade at Williamsburgh. 7. Charge of the Seventy-seventh New York at Mechanicsville. 8. Portrait of Colonel James B. McKean. 9. Charge of the Sixth Corps at Burkettsville. 10. White Oak Church, Va. 11. Storming Fredericksburgh Heights by Howe's Division. 12. "What'll Ole Missus do Now?" 13. Church Call. 14. Battle of Fort Stevens. 15. "Why Don't he Come?" 16. "Going Norf." 17. Diagram of the Charge of the Sixth Corps, April 2, 1865. CONTENTS. Chapter I. A New Regiment goes to the War. Organization of the Seventy-seventh N. Y. V.--Departure from Saratoga--Greetings by the way--New emotions--The noble dead--On board the Knickerbocker--At New York--Presentation of flags--Beauties of monopoly--Hospitality of Philadelphia--Incidents on the route--Arrival at Washington--In camp. Chapter II. Army Life at Washington. Meridian Hill--Neighboring scenery--First Sunday in camp--Drills--Sickness--The Hospital--General Casey--"Why don't the army move?"--Washington blockaded--Burnside's heroes--Orders to move--Something of a train--Smith's division--Our first reconnoissance. Chapter III. The Manassas Campaign. Orders to march--A grand spectacle--Bivouac near Fairfax Court House--The camps at night--Visits to Manassas and Centreville-- Dissatisfaction in the army--A deserted country--Lawless soldiers--Fairfax Court House--A representative Southerner--Review by Gen. McClellan--March to Alexandria--"Camp Misery." Chapter IV. The Army Transferred to the Peninsula. The advance to Yorktown--A thunder storm--"Reliable contrabands"--Facing the enemy--A strong position--The Union line--A rebel welcome--Digging-- On picket--A dreary country--An enterprising planter--Active work--Battle of Lee's Mills--Charge of the Vermont brigade--Progress of the siege--Ravages of disease--A front seat--Short supplies--The rebels withdraw--Entering the strongholds--Infernal machines--March to Williamsburgh--Victims of disease. Chapter V. Yorktown. The advance to Yorktown--A thunder storm--"Reliable contrabands"--Facing the enemy--A strong position--The Union line--A rebel welcome--Digging-- On picket--A dreary country--An enterprising planter--Active work--Battle of Lee's Mills--Charge of the Vermont brigade--Progress of the siege--Ravages of disease--A front seat--Short supplies--The rebels withdraw--Entering the strongholds--Infernal machines--March to Williamsburgh--Victims of disease. Chapter VI. Williamsburgh.