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| I. | Pre-election Statement as to Mr.Lincoln.—The Presidential Election in November,1860.—Fear and Anxiety.—AtSchool with Rev. J. W. Bennett in Winter 1860 and Spring1861.—Debating Society.—SomeRecollections of Colonel Chambers and Others.—StrongState Rights Ideas.—Desire to Become aSoldier.—The Anticipation and theReality.—Return Home.—War Talkand Feeling | [1] |
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| II. | Giles County, Its Formation and EarlySettlers.—Its Geographical Position, Topography andPopulation in 1860.—State of PoliticalParties.—Election of Delegate to the Convention | [9] |
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| III. | What Will Not Be AttemptedHerein.—How the Southern People Viewed theSituation.—Virginia as aPeacemaker.—The Peace Conference and ItsFailure.—Geographical, TerritorialPosition.—Assembling of the Convention and ItsAction.—Mr. Lincoln's Attitude and Call forTroops.—Adoption of the Ordinance ofSecession.— Preparations for Defense | [15] |
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| IV. | Organization of VolunteerForces.—Giles Not Behind Her SisterCounties.—A Company Organized at Pearisburg withJames H. French as Captain; Eustace Gibson, First Lieutenant; William A.Anderson, Second Lieutenant; Joel Blackard, Second Junior Lieutenant,and Captains James D. Johnston and R. F. Watts on the Committee toPurchase Uniforms, etc.—The Ladies of the Town andCountry.—In Barracks and on Drill.—Anecdote.—Dixie.—Our March to Wolf Creek.— Presentationof Bible and Flag | [25] |
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| V. | The Election for the Ratification of the Ordinance ofSecession Was Held on the Fourth Thursday of May—the23rd. On that Day Members of the House of Delegates, and Perhaps OtherOfficers, Were to Be Elected.—OurDeparture.—Lynchburg and to Manassas Junction | [39] |
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| VI. | Stay at the Junction.—Organizationof 24th Regiment as Afterwards Completed.—March toCamp Davis Ford.—First Night onPicket.—Alarm.— March to theTown of Occoquan and Back Again.— A War ofWords.—Serious FightImminent.—Leaving the 24thRegiment.—Camp Tick Grove and a PersonalDifference.—A More PerfectUnion.—Camp Wigfall.—Blondeau'sShot.—How We Cooked, Ate andSlept.—Shannon's Bob.—RumorsAfloat of Pending Battle.—Three Days' RationsCooked | [47] |
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| VII. | Breaking Camp at Wigfall.—The Marchto the Battlefield.—General Beauregard and HisAppearance and Advice.—First CannonShot.—Battle of Bull Run.—TheAdvance.—The Charge.—TheWounded.—Isaac Hare and John Q.Martin.—Retreat of the Enemy.—Severe Artillery Duel.—The Dutchman and His Chunk ofFat Bacon.—Casualties | [61] |
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| VIII. | Night's Experience on Our FirstBattlefield.—The Dead and Cries of theWounded.—Occurrences on theField.—Sunday, July 21.—Shelledby the Enemy.— March to the Field by the Sound ofBattle.—TheBattle.—Casualties.—ThePursuit.—To the Outposts.—Incidents.—Winter atCenterville | [69] |
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| IX. | Our Daily Duties.—InCamp.—Among the LastRencounters.—Lieutenant Gibson, Corporal Stone andOthers Hold a Council of War and Determine to Advance and DriveMcClellan from Arlington Heights.—March to theOutposts.—Graybacks.— ReligiousExercises.—Incidents of Camp.—Depletion of the Army.—Re-enlistments andFurloughs.—Retreat from Manassas Behind theRappahannock.—Albert andSnidow.—Gordonsville | [83] |
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| X. | The Stay Near Gordonsville.—TheMarch to Richmond and Journey to Yorktown.—In theTrenches.—Skirmishing and NightAlarms.— Reorganization.—TheRetreat from Yorktown.—The Old Lady'sPrayer.—Battle of Williamsburg.—The Killed and Wounded.—Forcesand Numbers Engaged and Losses.—Retreat Up thePeninsula.—Battle of SevenPines.—Casualties | [93] |
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| XI. | Preparations for Active FieldService.—Dress Parade and Speeches of General Kemperand Colonel Patton.—Battles AroundRichmond.—Gaines' Mill or ColdHarbor.—Frazier's Farm and Malvern Hill.—Testing a Man'sCourage.—Casualties.—In Pursuitof the Enemy.—In Camp Near theChickahominy.— Sickness andDeath.—Threatening Attitude of the Enemy in NorthernVirginia.—Concentration of the Confederate Army onthe Rappahannock.—Pope'sBravado.—Lieutenant Hugh M. Patton Succeeds Stark asAdjutant, and Sergeant Parke Appointed Sergeant-Major, Succeeding GeorgeS. Tansill | [107] |
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| XII. | General Jackson With His "FootCavalry."—On the Flank and in the Rear of GeneralPope's Army.—Longstreet's Division Diverting theEnemy's Attention on the Rappahannock.—March ThroughThoroughfare Gap.—Haymarket to the Relief ofJackson's Men.—The Fight on the29th.—Battle of August 30,1862.—Kemper Commands Division, Corse Leads theBrigade.— PopeDefeated.—Casualties.— Rainstormand March Through Leesburg to White's Ford.—Crossing the Potomac.—The Cry "Back to Washington"and not "On to Richmond."— "Maryland, My Maryland,""Bonnie Blue Flag."—Halt at Monocacy Bridge | [123] |
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| XIII. | A Soldier's Equipment.—Washing HisClothes.—How He Ate andSlept.—March Through Frederick.—Middletown.—Hagerstown.—ASoldier in Active Service in the Field.—What HePossesses.— Indications of SouthernSympathy.—The Return fromHagerstown.—Battle of Boonsboro andCasualties.—Retreat to Sharpsburg | [135] |
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| XIV. | Number of Men for Action in Kemper's Brigade.—General D. R. Jones'Division.—ConfederateCavalry.—General Lee Playing Bluff withMcClellan.—The Opening of theBattle.—Burnside's Attack andRepulse.—Casualties.—Re-crossing the Potomac | [145] |
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| XV. | From Winchester toCulpeper.—Reorganization of theArmy.—What Happened atCulpeper.—To Fredericksburg and BattleThere.—In WinterQuarters.—Incidents of the Camp | [163] |
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| XVI. | Leaving Camp.—March ThroughSpottsylvania.— Louisa.—Hanover,Petersburg.—First North CarolinaCampaign.—Heavy Snowfall and Battle.—Accident to Anderson Meadows Near Chester.—Camp Near Petersburg.—GardnerExchanges Hats.—Lieutenant Stone in aBox.—To Weldon, Goldsboro andKinston.—At Suffolk, Virginia; Return viaPetersburg, Chester, Richmond, toTaylorsville.—John, the DrummerBoy.—Professor Hughes, Frank Burrows, andOthers.—Across the Pamunkey, Return and toCulpeper | [177] |
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| XVII. | Pennsylvania Campaign of July,1863.—Culpeper and Snicker'sGap.—Fording the Potomac.—Shooting a Deserter.—PennsylvaniaInvaded.— Chambersburg.—MyDream.—Willoughby Run.—RollCall | [191] |
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| XVIII. | Finishing Roll Call.—March to theField.— Inspection ofArms.—Fearful Artillery Duel.—The Charge.—Killed andWounded.—Army Retires.—Crossesthe Potomac | [199] |
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| XIX. | Sketches and Incidents While a Wounded Prisoner.—How Long in the FieldHospital.—The Walk to Gettysburg and Kindness ShownMe By a Federal Captain.—In Box Cars and Ride toBaltimore.—What Occurred inBaltimore.—To Chester, Pa.—Dr.Schafer and Another.—Paroled and Back to Dixie | [221] |
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| XX. | Return to My Command.—Long Stay atTaylorsville in November and December, 1863, and Part of January,1864.—Dr. Blackwell'sAddress.—Our Second North CarolinaCampaign.—General and Mrs. Pickett and BabyGeorge.—Back in Virginia.—TheAdvance to Newbern.—Capture and Execution ofDeserters.—In Camp atGoldsboro.—Shooting a ConfederateDeserter.—The Shoemaker's Letter.—Wilmington and Mouth of CapeFear.—Return and to Tarboro.—TheCapture of Plymouth, N.C.—To Washington andNewbern.—Return to Virginia | [231] |
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| XXI. | Battle of Dreury's Bluff.—The ForcesEngaged.—Casualties.—The Pursuitof General Butler's Troops.—Bombardment at Howlett'sHouse.—The Wounding of Lieutenant John W.Mullins.—His Death.—Withdrawalfrom Howlett's House | [247] |
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| XXII. | To Richmond.—CapturedFlags.—Affair at Milford.—TomYowell's Yarn.—Hanover Junction.—North Anna.—ColdHarbor.—John A. Hale and HisPrisoner.—Malvern Hill | [259] |
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| XXIII. | From Malvern Hill to the South of the James.—Engagement at Clay'sHouse.—Bermuda HundredLine.—Christmas Dinner.—OurSouthern Women.—Close of 1864 | [267] |
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| XXIV. | Religion in the Army.—Doctors Pryor,Fontaine Stiles.—GeneralPendleton.—Young Men's ChristianAssociation.—Frazier, our Preaching-FightingChaplain | [285] |
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| XXV. | From January, 1865, to Close of Battle of FiveForks—Gloomy Outlook at the Opening of the Year.—The Peace Commissioners.—Spiritof the Army.—A. L. Fry as Regimental Clerk andHistorian.—Trouble in CompanyD.—Activity Within the FederalLines.—General Pendleton'sSpeech.— Early's Small Force Defeated atWaynesboro.— Sheridan's Raid | [297] |
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| XXVI. | South of the James.—Battles ofDinwiddie and Five Forks | [307] |
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| XXVII. | The Retreat.—Battle of Sailor'sCreek.—Captured | [321] |
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| XXVIII. | To Prison at Point Lookout,Maryland.—PrisonLife.—Release.—Home | [335] |
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| XXIX. | The Conclusion.—WarEnds.—The Return to CivilPursuits.—The Confederate Soldier | [349] |