CONTENTS
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| Chapter I—The Recruiting Camp | [1] |
| First steps as a Soldier—The five-day furlough. | |
| Chapter II—The Journey South | [16] |
| The march through Hudson—The stop in New York—Breakfastat "The Cooper Shop"—Arrival at Baltimore—Whenwe first heard the "Long Roll." | |
| Chapter III—Camp Millington, Md. | [23] |
| School of the Soldier—On picket at Catonsville—Trip toGettysburg—Dinner at Hanover—Meeting the 150th—Roastchicken—Stuart's Mansion Hospital. | |
| Chapter IV—On Board the Arago | [61] |
| A morning on Chesapeake Bay—At Newport News—AtFortress Monroe—The journey South continued—Sicknessand death on board—A burial at sea—Quarantined. | |
| Chapter V—Quarantine Station, La. | [73] |
| Cooking graybacks—A big catfish—Starting a graveyard—Themost trying circumstances war can bring. | |
| Chapter VI—Camp Chalmette, La. | [80] |
| Spying out the land—Foiling an attempt at suicide—Clashwith the 28th Maine—An interrupted sermon—Brownell'slast words. | |
| Chapter VII—Camp Parapet, La. | [87] |
| Captain Bostwick gets married—In the hospital at last—Goodcare and treatment—The slow process of gettingwell—The Ponchatoula trip—Mosquitoes and alligators. | |
| Chapter VIII—Port Hudson, La. | [108] |
| Good-bye, Camp Parapet—Going up the river—Stop atSpringfield Landing—Before the works—Capt. Giffordmissing—The first assault—Stealing honey—Scared by asnake—The second assault—The "Forlorn Hope"—CaptainGifford comes back—Vicksburg surrenders—PortHudson follows suit—The laying down of arms. | |
| Chapter IX—Donaldsonville, La. | [149] |
| Leaving Port Hudson—Stop at Baton Rouge—At Donaldsonville—Livingon the fat of the land—How sugar ismade—Hickory Landing—Plaquemine—Baton Rouge. | |
| Chapter X—At New Orleans, La. | [173] |
| Good-bye to the 128th—Down the river to New Orleans—Lookingfor General Grant—Finding General Grant—Joinedthe Corps de Afrique—Franklin's expedition toTexas—The return trip—Pilot Town, La.—Easy times. | |
| Chapter XI—Brashear City, La. | [184] |
| Mustered into the service again—Waiting for orders—Upthe Bayou Teche—Stealing a horse—Meeting the owner—AtMouton's Plantation—The return across the prairie—Asham battle—One kind of southern hospitality—Anotherkind of southern hospitality—Camp life atBrashear City. | |
| Chapter XII—The Louisiana Steam Cotton Press | [230] |
| In winter quarters—Dull times—The fortune-tellers—Anold man's blessing—A pleasant surprise—Leave ofabsence—On board the steamer Creole—Seasick—LosingHenry Holmes—Wholesale visiting—Finding HenryHolmes. | |
| Chapter XIII—On Board the McClellan | [272] |
| The start for Dixie—The McClellan is not the Creole—Atough crowd—Man overboard—Martial law proclaimed—Arrestof the rioters—Storm at sea—Stop at Key West—InNew Orleans again. | |
| Chapter XIV—The Red River Campaign | [286] |
| Camping on The Laurel Hill—At Port Hudson again—Meetingthe 128th—Up the Red River to Alexandria—Twotrips to Grand Ecore—The river falling—The damat Alexandria—The burning of Alexandria. | |
| Chapter XV—The Red River Retreat | [322] |
| Guarding the pontoon train—Sleeping on feathers—Killingthe goose—Forced marching—The fight at YellowBayou—Crossing the Atchafalaya—Another forcedmarch—A raw beef supper—Footsore and weary. | |
| Chapter XVI—Camp at Morganzia, La. | [332] |
| On picket with the western men—Smallpox appears—Apay-day misunderstanding—Building Fort Morgan—Fourthof July dinner—General Order 88—The armymoving away. | |
| Chapter XVII—Our Last Camp in the South | [346] |
| Leaving Morganzia—In camp near New Orleans—Good-bye,Dixie—Homeward bound. | |
CHAPTER I
The Recruiting Camp
First steps as a Soldier—The five-day furlough.