The book is a narrative account of the Indiana 84th Regiment. The cost of the book is $15. Sharon Ogzewalla is ordering a limited number of copies right now, unless someone else wants a copy and then Sharon Ogzewalla will enlarge her order, or make a list and have another printing done when she gets another 25 or more. If people want a copy right away, they should contact Sharon Ogzewalla immediately as the printing will be done within the next week. They can contact her at this e-mail address: sogzewalla@gmail.com. The $15 will cover shipping fees as well. The book has a foreward that tells how Sharon Ogzewalla came across the journal, a little about Samuel and his enlistment, a picture of Company "C" the company he served in, a roster of the men of the 84th, a couple of photos of the original articles, Samuel's pedigree, a little info on the Huddleston house and some background info on Sharon Ogzewalla and her family history interests. The following is an excerpt from the journal.
The "Boston" anchored on the river at Cincinnati at midnight, where we lay until ten a.m. Feb. 13th, when we crossed the river to Covington, Kentucky and began to disembark. But as soon as the 117th was ashore, the 84th was taken back to the Cincinnati landing where we were still debarred from going ashore. We were out of rations and no prospect of drawing any. The wharf was crowded with old men, women and children peddling all sorts of good things to eat; but they only tempted our appetites for they could not get to us or we to them. At four p.m. we were ordered to report at Louisville, Kentucky, and were about to shove out into the river for another nights' ride down the river, when a Good Samaritan, who had come down from the city to see the "Boys in Blue," heard some of our men complaining of hunger. He bought the provisions of the peddlers and threw them on board by handfuls until the entire regiment (upwards of seven hundred men) was supplied with a good supper- the gift of one liberal soul. We asked his name and he said, "I am the Soldiers' Father."