One Battle Too Many, An American Civil War Chronicle

One Battle Too Many is a first hand portrayal of the role and attitudes of the common foot soldier, with accounts of camp and prison life. It's a chronicle of the original letters and diary of Simon Bolviar Hulbert, Pvt. 100th NY Vols. Hulbert served 33 months with the Buffalo-based regiment and saw action in the Peninsula Campaign, the Battle of Fair Oaks, the Seige of Morris Island, the Evacuation of Fort Wagner, and the Battle of Drury's Bluff. He was imprisoned at Salisbury, Belled Island, and Andersonville, where he dies of wounds and disease.