v. interesting point. Never came across anything like that. But certainly there were eye-witnesses of 1857 during the heyday of renewed freedom struggle. There were many writers who even collected the oral narratives of the villagers, merchants, mendicants, and retired/escaped soldiers who had seen the events first hand or even participated in some form. One such account that I came some time back was Amrit Lal Nagar's collection of narratives. I also saw some time back an account in awadhi by a kAyastha store-keeper who had while not supported the rebels during 1857, had written their tale after many years, and published even later. I forget the name of both the author and the work now.
First war of independence: 1857
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