The actual autobiography of pioneer Augustus H. Kellogg, who with his family traveled from NY to Wisconsin-Michigan. He records how he traveled the length of the Erie Canal, worked in sawmills and gristmills, volunteered for the Union Army during the Civil War, fought Indians in the Dakotas then fought in Mississippi and was wounded in the Battle for Luka, Mississippi, His colorful writings, descriptions and thoughts makes this an enjoyable read with great historic value. Several Illustrations.