Was his name Sergt. Thomas M. Goodman, if it is, then there was a book (booklet) printed in 1868, Reprinted in 1960. The title is "THRILLING RECORD" and sounds like what your describing. Thomas Morton Goodman was born Feb. 22, 1829, Hardin Co., Ky. and he died Feb. 8 1886 and is buried in Old Rural Cemetery, Santa Rosa, California.