The narrations in this "Journal" are invested, with peculiar interest, from the fact that its author himself mingled in the varied scenes of the Revolution, observed the different phases of military life ; was personally acquainted with the characters he presents ; and therefore gives us the truthful results of his own observation, greatly heightened in beauty and interest, by the attractive style which he employs, and the ease and grace with which he presents them. -- Preface.

This well regarded Military Journal, written by James Thacher, keeps track of all the important events and history of the Revolutionary War, from 1775-1783. It also includes an appendix of some of the Revolutionary War's most famous fighters, including Marquis de Lafayette and Benedict Arnold among many more.