What a wonderful short book from a soldier of the 105th Illinois Infantry. His story was to document the day to day routine of the common soldier. He adds to this the humorous events the occurred while fighting in Thomas' and Sherman's corps. He documents many issues that are not found in other works and provides new research materials that helps us understand the life that the Civil War soldier lived while in campaign. Only negative is his journal is too brief and the reader is left with wanting more. ( )