Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from A History of the Sixty-Sixth Field Artillery Brigade: American Expeditionary Forces, Composed of the 146th Field Artillery and the 148th Field Artillery
Two million men fromour own beloved United States engaged in this great rebellion against a detestable domina tion and the whole world knows, in general, the effective part they played in the universal drama. Three thousand men and officers in this 66th Field Artillery Brigade accepted their appointed task in the work. They feel a quiet satisfaction in their accomplishments. They have the consciousness of a duty well performed. Their labors in the great world tragedy have been finished, and they return to their homes and their customary occupations secure in the knowledge that they have been true to themselves, their country and their God.
This volume is not designed as a literary achievement, though it is not without such merit. It is not offered in the spirit of aggrandizement or boasting. The bulk of the em cers and men came from the great states of Colorado, W'yo ming, Idaho, Oregon, Washington and New Mexico. Thev are proud to have had an Opportunity of demonstrating the worth of the. Sons of these states. This book, therefore. Is pro duced with a threefold purpose; To preserve inconcrete form, the work Of the Brigade and contribute it to the historical archives.
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