Publisher's Synopsis
This book is a detailed narrative of Colonel Mason Whiting Tyler's service as a Private and an Officer from his enlistment in July 1862 to his wounding on March 25, 1865. His Regiment was the 37th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry and he was at Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, The Wilderness and Petersburg. He also served under Sheridan in the Valley Campaign and during the Draft Riots he was transferred to New York City to help quell the mayhem there. His story is told in a continuous autobiographical narrative up to the arrival of his Corps at Petersburg in mid-June of 1864. The rest of it is in the form of excerpts from his diary and letters to family and friends with an explanatory description of the progress of the war by the Reverend Calvin Stebbins heading each chapter for Colonel Tyler died in 1907, before he had finished his manuscript. This book is part of the Historical Collection of Badgley Publishing Company and has been transcribed from the original. The original contents have been edited and corrections have been made to original printing, spelling and grammatical errors when not in conflict with the author's intent to portray a particular event or interaction. Annotations have been made and additional contents have been added by Badgley Publishing Company in order to clarify certain historical events or interactions and to enhance the author's content. Photos and illustrations from the original have been touched up, enhanced and sometimes enlarged for better viewing. Additional illustrations and photos have been added by Badgley Publishing Company.
