AUTHOR'S NOTE. IN the preparation of this volume, under the direction of the Committee of Publication, the author has been indebted to many who have contributed to this memorial. He desires to acknowledge the favors and services which have materially aided in the accomplishment of the work. He is under obligations to the following officers and gentlemen outside of the Fourteenth Veteran Association : Lieut.-Gen. Philip H. Sheridan; Col. Herbert E. Hill, formerly of Gen. Sheridan's staff; Mr. C. K. Lord of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad; Mr. George F. Field and Col. F. H. Forbes of Boston; Superintendent A. B. Drum of the National Cemetery, Winchester, Va.; Postmaster A. L. Ebersole, Cedar Creek, Va. The following members of the Fourteenth have furnished written contributions: Col. Carroll D. Wright, who has written one of the accounts of the Battle of the Opequan, and the principal portion of the sketch of "Service at the Central Guard-House;" Capt. Charles P. Hall, who furnishes a sketch of "Duty at Fort Pulaski," and of "Hospital Guard-Duty in Washington;" Capt. John W. Sturtevant, who has had charge of the elaborate and valuable tables which complete this volume, gathering the material and compiling the statistics with much labor and difficulty; Lieut. Marcus M. Holmes, who contributes one account of the Battle of Cedar Creek, and a sketch of "The Refugee Camp;" Lieut. Walter H. Sargent, who has written the story of "An Attempted Escape;" Sergt. Sam uel L. Gerould, who has materially assisted in the preparation of the statistical tables, especially the comparative tables, which are of special interest to all New-Hampshire veterans. The writers of the various company sketches are credited in the proper place. In addition to the formal written contributions, the following comrades have supplied important information from their diaries: Col. C. D. Wright, Capt. J. W. Sturtevant, Lieuts. E. D. Hadley, O. C. Mason, and J. L. King, Sergt. S. L. Gerould, and A. Z. Mason; while the following have been active in furnishing data and incidents with which to enrich the work: Col. C. D. Wright, Major F. L. Tolman, Capts. S. A. Carter, C. W. Hodgdon, Ira Berry, jun., C. P. Hall, J. W. Sturtevant, and G. F. Blanchard; Lieuts. M. M. Holmes and W. H. Sargent; Sergts. S. L. Gerould, G. H. Stowell, jun., G. A. Sherman, and Corpl. J. Gove. In order to relieve some who are herein mentioned from any possible embarrassment, it may be proper to state that this note appears without the knowledge of the other members of the Committee. To them especially, and to all here named, as well as to others who have indirectly assisted, but whose names have not come to the writer's knowledge, is due whatever of success may have been attained. THE AUTHOR. |