[ CHAPTER III.]
From Bull Run to Seven Pines. (Continued.)
Long Rest—Each Side Recruiting Their Armies—McClellan in Command—His March on Richmond by the Way of the James River—Jackson's Brilliant Valley Campaign—The Battles Around Richmond—Seven Pines—Mechanicsville —Beaver Dam—Gaines' Mill—Fair Oaks—The Wounding of Gen. Jos. E. Johnston—McClellan's Defeat—The Spoils of the Battle.
[CHAPTER IV.]
From Seven Pines to Antietam.
The Battle of Cedar Run—Jackson's Flank Movement—McClellan Moves His Army Back to Washington—Second Battle of Manassas—The Defeat of Pope—His Retreat to the Defenses of Washington—The Captured Stores and Losses on Both Sides—Lee Crosses the Potomac Into Maryland—The Stragglers of Lee's Army—A Dinner Party—The Capture of Harper's Ferry—Battle of Antietam—Result of the Battle—Lee Recrosses the Potomac—Lee in a Trap.
[ CHAPTER V.]
From Antietam to Chancellorsville.
McClellan Relieved of His Command—Burnside Commands the Union Army—The Two Armies at Fredericksburg—The Blue Ridge Mountain—The Author a Prisoner—Battle of Fredericksburg—Burnside's Defeat—Losses on Both Sides—The Armies in Winter Quarters—How They Spent the Winter—Company Q's Escapade—Raid Into West Virginia—Burnside Relieved—Hooker in Command—Hooker Crossing the Rappahannock—Jackson's Successful Flank Movement—His Mortal Wound—Hooker's Defeat—He Recrosses the River—Losses on Both Sides—Stonewall Jackson's Death—The South in Tears—Ode to Stonewall Jackson by a Union Officer.