The Road to Richmond: The Civil War Letters of Major Abner R. Small of the 16th Maine Volunteers.Abner Small wrote one of the most honest, poignant, and moving memoirs to come out of the Civil War. He served as a non commissioned officer in the Third Maine Infantry during the summer of 1861, experiencing battle for the first time at First Bull Run. As a recruiting officer, he helped to raise the Sixteenth Maine Infantry and served as its adjutant. The Sixteenth Maine gained fame for its heroic delaying action on July 1 at Gettysburg, where it