| FIRST PERIOD |
| PAGE |
| My Ancestors | [25] |
| Privations of the Early Pioneers | [31] |
| Charlotteville Academy | [37] |
| West Point Military Academy | [41] |
| Early Days in Texas | [48] |
| El Paso Experiences | [51] |
| In Washington | [64] |
| My Brothers in Texas | [69] |
| SECOND PERIOD |
| Four Years of Civil War | [78] |
| After the War | [102] |
| Marriage | [114] |
| THIRD PERIOD |
| Travels West and East | [123] |
| Nannie's Impressions of the West | [135] |
| Western Experiences | [152] |
| Detail to Paris Exposition | [177] |
| Out West Again | [186] |
| Brevet Commissions in the Army | [209] |
| In Washington Again | [213] |
| Consolidation of the El Paso and Juarez Street Railways | [251] |
| The Reformation of El Paso | [253] |
| Mexico | [258] |
| Equitable Distribution of the Waters of the Rio Grande | [263] |
| Boundary Commission | [281] |
| Woman's Suffrage | [307] |
| Prohibition | [310] |
| Trip to Europe with General Miles | [312] |
| My Cartridge Belt Equipment | [314] |
| The League to Enforce Peace | [332] |
| Trial by Combat | [341] |
| Personal Trial by Combat | [341] |
| National Trial by Combat | [349] |
| Honolulu | [355] |
| Conclusion | [357] |
| APPENDICES |
| The Organization and Administration of the United States Army | [361] |
| Address before the Society of the Army of the Cumberland | [382] |
| Address before the Order of Indian Wars, on "The Battle of the Rosebud" | [394] |