Battles and Leaders of the Civil War, Volume 5

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Title Page; Dedication Page; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Maps; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Editorial Method; Part 1: Prelude to War; 1. Recollections of the John Brown Raid; 2. Mob Violence in Baltimore; Part 2: The War in 1861; 3. The First Battle of the War: Big Bethel; 4. With Generals Bee and Jackson at First Manassas; 5. Folly and Fiasco in West Virginia; 6. Missouri's Unionists at War; 7. Avenging First Bull Run: The Port Royal Expedition; Part 3: Leaders, Civilian and Military; 8. Life in the White House with President Lincoln. Title Page Dedication Page Copyright Page Contents List of Maps List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction Editorial Method Part 1: Prelude to War 1. Recollections of the John Brown Raid 2. Mob Violence in Baltimore Part 2: The War in 1861 3. The First Battle of the War: Big Bethel 4. With Generals Bee and Jackson at First Manassas 5. Folly and Fiasco in West Virginia 6. Missouri's Unionists at War 7. Avenging First Bull Run: The Port Royal Expedition Part 3: Leaders, Civilian and Military 8. Life in the White House with President Lincoln. 9. Reminiscences of General Grant10. The Real Stonewall Jackson 11. Recollections of Nathan Bedford Forrest Part 4: The Eastern Theatre in 1862 12. In the Air above Yorktown 13. Our First Battle, Bull Pasture Mountain [McDowell] 14. An Undeserved Stigma: Fitz John Porter at Second Bull Run 15. A Witness to Mutiny at Antietam 16. The Reserve at Antietam 17. My Story of Fredericksburg 18. Lee at Fredericksburg Part 5: The Western Theatre in 1862 19. Desperation and Heroism at the Battle of Valverde 20. The Shiloh Campaign 21. The Great Locomotive Chase 22. The Attack on Corinth. 23. Losing a Division at Stones RiverPart 6: The Eastern Theatre in 1863 24. When the Rappahannock Ran Red 25. The Campaign and Battle of Gettysburg 26. Gettysburg: A Reply to General Howard 27. Why Lee Lost at Gettysburg 28. Lincoln at Gettysburg Part 7: The Western Theatre in 1863 29. A Winter at Vicksburg 30. Defending Port Hudson 31. From Tullahoma to Chattanooga 32. Chickamauga 33. Holding Burnside in Check in East Tennessee 34. Charging with Sheridan up Missionary Ridge 35. The Forgotten Fight on Tunnel Hill Part 8: The Eastern Theatre in 1864. 36. Grant's Conduct of the Wilderness and Spotsylvania Campaigns37. Lee's Response to Grant's Overland Campaign of 1864 38. Grant and Sheridan in 1864: A Study in Contrasts 39. A Tough Tussle with Sheridan 40. Boys in Battle at New Market 41. Fighting for Petersburg Part 9: The Western Theatre in 1864 42. A Terrible Day: The Battle of Atlanta, July 22, 1864 43. The March to the Sea, an Armed Picnic 44. The Red River Expedition 45. A Question of Command at Franklin Part 10: Fireside and Field of Battle 46. "Little Jim," the Pride of the Regiment. 47. They Followed the Army: The Anguish of Runaway SlavesPart 11: The War in 1865 48. The Victory at Fort Fisher 49. The Conference at City Point 50. Lee at Appomattox 51. My Negotiations with General Sherman 52. The Last Days of the Confederate Government Part 12: Postscript 53. An Interview with General Longstreet Notes on Sources and Contributors Map and Illustration Credits Index About the Author.