"To those who are unacquainted with John Kincaid of the Rifles,--and few, we trow, of the old Peninsula bands are in this ignorant predicament, and to those who know him, we equally recommend the perusal of his book: it is a fac simile of the man,--a perfect reflection of his image, _veluti in speculo_. A capital Soldier, a pithy and graphic narrator, and a fellow of infinite jest. Captain Kincaid has given us, in this modest volume, the impress of his qualities, the _beau ideal_ of a thorough-going Soldier of Service, and the faithful and witty history of some six years' honest and triumphant fighting. "There is nothing extant in a Soldier's Journal, which, with so little pretension, paint…
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