Three Years in the Army of the Cumberland". . . offers an unsurpassed chronicle of the war in the West." Register of the Kentucky Historical Society "This eyewitness account brings a better understanding to a conflict that brought a nation to its knees." Historical Media Review ". . . an exceptional Civil War narrative. It has value for the military and literary historian." War, Literature, and the Arts The letters and diary of Major James Austin Connolly, 123rd Illinois Infantry, constitute