| PAGE |
| | Introduction by Col. Thomas Wentworth Higginson | [ xi] |
| | Letter from Lieut.-Col. C. T. Trowbridge | [ xiii] |
| I. | A Brief Sketch of my Ancestors | [ 1] |
| II. | My Childhood | [ 5] |
| III. | On St. Simon’s Island, 1862 | [ 11] |
| IV. | Camp Saxton—Proclamation and Barbecue. 1863 | [ 18] |
| V. | Military Expeditions, and Life in Camp | [ 22] |
| VI. | On Morris and Other Islands | [ 31] |
| VII. | Cast Away | [ 37] |
| VIII. | A Flag of Truce | [ 40] |
| IX. | Capture of Charleston | [ 42] |
| X. | Mustered out | [ 45] |
| XI. | After the War | [ 53] |
| XII. | The Women’s Relief Corps | [ 59] |
| XIII. | Thoughts on Present Conditions | [ 61] |
| XIV. | A Visit to Louisiana | [ 69] |
| | Appendix. |
| | Roster of Survivors of 33d Regiment United States Colored Troops | [ 79] |
| | A List of the Battles fought by the Regiment | [ 82] |