[83] Report Christian Commission.
[84] Speech at Ellicott's Mills, 1864.
[85] In General McClellan's report of the battle of Fair Oaks, he calls this brigade "Abercrombie's,"—evidently a mistake.
[86] Kearny was appointed division commander of the Third Corps (Heintzelman's) at the commencement of the Peninsular campaign.
Transcriber's Note
Footnotes have been moved to the end of the book. Illustrations have been moved near the relevant section of the text.
Inconsistencies have been retained in spelling, hyphenation, punctuation, and grammar, except where indicated in the list below:
- [Quote added before "WINNING" on Page 1]
- [Comma changed to a period after "heart" on Page 15]
- [Comma removed after "positions" on Page 20]
- ["states men" changed to "statesmen" on Page 35]
- [Period changed to a comma after "people" on Page 38]
- [Quote added before "Our" on Page 48]
- ["magnificient" changed to "magnificent" on Page 66]
- ["were" changed to "where" on Page 96]
- ["2" changed to "3" on Page 116]
- ["sieze" changed to "seize" on Page 119]
- [Comma changed to a period after "1862" in Footnote 40]
- ["imposible" changed to "impossible" on Page 128]
- [Period added after "Dr" on Page 131]
- ["mutitudinous" changed to "multitudinous" on Page 136]
- [Double quote changed to a single quote before "I" on Page 138]
- [Single quote added after "treason." on Page 138]
- ["ermitting" changed to "permitting" on Page 152]
- ["sucessful" changed to "successful" on Page 153]
- [Comma changed to a period after "213" in Footnote 55]
- ["breatbes" changed to "breathes" on Page 159]
- [Illegible word on Page 199 changed to "dear" based on other printings of this book]
- [Period added after "ground" on Page 207]
- ["Lieutenant Colonel-Kimball's" changed to "Lieutenant-Colonel Kimball's" in Footnote 77]
- [Quote added after "more?" on Page 238]
- [Comma changed to a period after "142" in Footnote 80]
- ["Washinton" changed to "Washington" on Page 246]
- [Quote removed after "track." on Page 248]
- ["perfrom" changed to "perform" on Page 253]
- [Quote added before "Never" on Page 256]
- [Quote removed after "slavery." on Page 257]
- [Period changed to a comma after "war" on Page 258]
- [Quote added after "Dominion." on Page 262]
- ["McLELLAN" changed to "McCLELLAN" on Page 269]
- [Period added after "Brigade" on Page 279]
- [Period added after "Brigade" on Page 279]
- [Comma removed after "I." on Page 279]
- [Period added after "Brig" on Page 281]
- ["Hanccok's" changed to "Hancock's" on Page 281]
- ["guns" removed after "6-pds." on Page 284]
- [Period removed after "1st" on Page 284]
- [Comma changed to a period after "Y" on Page 285]
- [Period added after "Legion" on Page 286]