Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from The Seventh Regiment Rhode Island Volunteers, in the Civil War 1862-1865
Island was never known to falter in the performance of its duty, however severe or dangerous the task.
This work is essentially a regimental history; it is not intended to include within its scope matters belonging more properly to a history of the war and which have been fully treated elsewhere. The result sought in the publication of this volume is to place on record an authentic account of the part performed by the Seventh Rhode Island Regiment in the suppression of the Rebellion and to perpetuate the memory of the heroic men who gave up their lives in the service of their country. To this end, personal narratives, minor details, and incidents of daily occurrence, as well as the more serious and important events of a soldier's life, find a place in its pages. Special attention has been given to personal memoirs; a complete series of biographical sketches of all the commissioned officers, and of many of the prominent men, appears. Another important feature is the numerous portraits and other illustrations, which'in many instances have been secured only by persistent effort and at considerable expense. Many hundreds of letters have been written and many miles traveled to secure this result. It is a pleasure to note that, in visiting the battlefields of Virginia, with camera and measuring line, and in his official visit to Vicksburg and surrounding country, the writer was received and entertained by men whose cordial greeting was only equalled by their bravery as foemen.
Attention is called to the closing pages of the volume, where brief notes and corrections of errors which have occurred in the body of the work may be found.
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