This diary constitutes Sergeant John Ibaugh's personal account of his service with the 29th Pennsylvania Infantry during the Civil War. Ibaugh describes the push on the Confederate Army during the Battle of Nashville in 1864 and small skirmishes with Confederate guerilla troops at Tunnel Hill. He also gives his personal thoughts surrounding the assassination of President Lincoln, saying that the rebels will rue the day they decided to kill Lincoln because of the aggressive policies of President Johnson. Later entries describe a trip on a steamer that started in Nashville and ended in Alexandria, Virginia where General William T. Sherman's troops were to be presented in Washington. The final entry is filled with relief at the end of the war and the completion of his duty as a soldier.