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| I. | Pre-election Statement as to Mr. Lincoln.—The Presidential Election in November, 1860.—Fear and Anxiety.—At School with Rev. J. W. Bennett in Winter 1860 and Spring 1861.—Debating Society.—Some Recollections of Colonel Chambers and Others.—Strong State Rights Ideas.—Desire to Become a Soldier.—The Anticipation and the Reality.—Return Home.—War Talk and Feeling | 1 |
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| II. | Giles County, Its Formation and Early Settlers.—Its Geographical Position, Topography and Population in 1860.—State of Political Parties.—Election of Delegate to the Convention | 9 |
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| III. | What Will Not Be Attempted Herein.—How the Southern People Viewed the Situation.—Virginia as a Peacemaker.—The Peace Conference and Its Failure.—Geographical, Territorial Position.—Assembling of the Convention and Its Action.—Mr. Lincoln's Attitude and Call for Troops.—Adoption of the Ordinance of Secession.— Preparations for Defense | 15 |
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| IV. | Organization of Volunteer Forces.—Giles Not Behind Her Sister Counties.—A Company Organized at Pearisburg with James 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 to Purchase Uniforms, etc.—The Ladies of the Town and Country.—In Barracks and on Drill. —Anecdote.—Dixie.— Our March to Wolf Creek.— Presentation of Bible and Flag | 25 |
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| V. | The Election for the Ratification of the Ordinance of Secession Was Held on the Fourth Thursday of May—the 23rd. On that Day Members of the House of Delegates, and Perhaps Other Officers, Were to Be Elected.—Our Departure.—Lynchburg and to Manassas Junction | 39 |
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| VI. | Stay at the Junction.—Organization of 24th Regiment as Afterwards Completed.—March to Camp Davis Ford.—First Night on Picket.—Alarm.— March to the Town of Occoquan and Back Again.— A War of Words.—Serious Fight Imminent.—Leaving the 24th Regiment.—Camp Tick Grove and a Personal Difference.—A More Perfect Union.—Camp Wigfall.—Blondeau's Shot.—How We Cooked, Ate and Slept.—Shannon's Bob.—Rumors Afloat of Pending Battle.—Three Days' Rations Cooked | 47 |
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| VII. | Breaking Camp at Wigfall.—The March to the Battlefield.—General Beauregard and His Appearance and Advice.—First Cannon Shot.—Battle of Bull Run.—The Advance.—The Charge.—The Wounded.—Isaac Hare and John Q. Martin.—Retreat of the Enemy.— Severe Artillery Duel.—The Dutchman and His Chunk of Fat Bacon.—Casualties | 61 |
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| VIII. | Night's Experience on Our First Battlefield.—The Dead and Cries of the Wounded.—Occurrences on the Field.—Sunday, July 21.—Shelled by the Enemy.— March to the Field by the Sound of Battle.—The Battle.—Casualties.—The Pursuit.—To the Outposts. —Incidents.—Winter at Centerville | 69 |
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| IX. | Our Daily Duties.—In Camp.—Among the Last Rencounters.—Lieutenant Gibson, Corporal Stone and Others Hold a Council of War and Determine to Advance and Drive McClellan from Arlington Heights.—March to the Outposts.—Graybacks.— Religious Exercises.—Incidents of Camp.— Depletion of the Army.—Re-enlistments and Furloughs.—Retreat from Manassas Behind the Rappahannock.—Albert and Snidow.—Gordonsville | 83 |
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| X. | The Stay Near Gordonsville.—The March to Richmond and Journey to Yorktown.—In the Trenches.—Skirmishing and Night Alarms.— Reorganization.—The Retreat from Yorktown.—The Old Lady's Prayer.—Battle of Williamsburg. —The Killed and Wounded.—Forces and Numbers Engaged and Losses.—Retreat Up the Peninsula.—Battle of Seven Pines.—Casualties | 93 |
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| XI. | Preparations for Active Field Service.—Dress Parade and Speeches of General Kemper and Colonel Patton.—Battles Around Richmond.—Gaines' Mill or Cold Harbor.—Frazier's Farm and Malvern Hill. —Testing a Man's Courage.—Casualties.—In Pursuit of the Enemy.—In Camp Near the Chickahominy.— Sickness and Death.—Threatening Attitude of the Enemy in Northern Virginia.—Concentration of the Confederate Army on the Rappahannock.—Pope's Bravado.—Lieutenant Hugh M. Patton Succeeds Stark as Adjutant, and Sergeant Parke Appointed Sergeant-Major, Succeeding George S. Tansill | 107 |
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| XII. | General Jackson With His "Foot Cavalry."—On the Flank and in the Rear of General Pope's Army.—Longstreet's Division Diverting the Enemy's Attention on the Rappahannock.—March Through Thoroughfare Gap.—Haymarket to the Relief of Jackson's Men.—The Fight on the 29th.—Battle of August 30, 1862.—Kemper Commands Division, Corse Leads the Brigade.— Pope Defeated.—Casualties.— Rainstorm and 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 His Clothes.—How He Ate and Slept.—March Through Frederick.— Middletown.—Hagerstown.—A Soldier in Active Service in the Field.—What He Possesses.— Indications of Southern Sympathy.—The Return from Hagerstown.—Battle of Boonsboro and Casualties.—Retreat to Sharpsburg | 135 |
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| XIV. | Number of Men for Action in Kemper's Brigade. —General D. R. Jones' Division.—Confederate Cavalry.—General Lee Playing Bluff with McClellan.—The Opening of the Battle.—Burnside's Attack and Repulse.—Casualties.—Re- crossing the Potoma
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