John J. Fischer, a member of the "Buffalo Regiment" (49th Regiment New York Volunteers recruited in and around Buffalo, NY) fought in the battles of Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Spotsylvania Court House, Cold Harbor, Opequon Creek, Fisher's Hill, Cedar Creek and in the Siege of Petersburg. He was wounded at Cedar Creek. He notes the presidential election of 1864 with a single word: "voted." He records Lincoln's assassination and the funeral day of "the late and lamented President Abraham Lincoln." Donald J Dallmann is the diarist's great-grandson. (The Rev. Dr.) Donald J. Dallmann is a retired Lutheran minister currently living with his lovely wife, Barbara, on the scenic Central Coast of California.