The Road to Richmond

This book compiles the poignant Civil War letters of Major Abner R. Small, who served with the 16th Maine Volunteers and earlier as a non-commissioned officer in the Third Maine.

Edited by Harold A. Small, it provides one of the most moving and honest personal accounts from the Union side, capturing the realities of soldiering during the war.

The volume also includes elements of Small's diary, preserving his raw observations and experiences.