| CHAPTER I. |
| The fall of Sumter.?—?Civil war begun.?—?Preparations by the South.?—?Nobility. | 13 |
| CHAPTER II. |
| The President's call for troops.?—?Organization of the Seventh.?—?Its departure for Camp Dennison.?—?Its reorganization and departure for the field. | 19 |
| CHAPTER III. |
| The pursuit of General Wise.?—?Tyler ordered to menace Gauley Bridge and threaten Wise's communications. | 30 |
| CHAPTER IV. |
| The skirmish at Cross Lanes.?—?Gallant conduct and final escape of the Seventh Regiment. | 43 |
| CHAPTER V. |
| Reflections on the skirmish at Cross Lanes.?—?Battle of Carnifex Ferry. | 56 |
| CHAPTER VI. |
| Charleston and the Kanawha Valley.?—?A double murder.?—? Colonel Tyler assumes command of the post. | 63 |
| CHAPTER VII. |
| Floyd establishes batteries on Cotton Hill.?—?Driven off by the forces of General Cox.?—?Benham's failure to intercept his retreat.?—?His pursuit.?—?Skirmish at McCoy's Mills.?—?His final escape. | 70 |
| CHAPTER VIII. |
| Reflections on the Institution of Slavery. | 77 |
| CHAPTER IX. |
| The Seventh ordered to the East.?—?Expedition to Blue's Gap.?—?Skirmish on the Blooming pike. | 83 |
| CHAPTER X. |
| Gallantry of Lieutenant O'Brien.?—?Death of General Lander.?—? The Seventh escort his remains.?—?The occupation of Winchester. | 89 |
| CHAPTER XI. |
| The Reconnoissance to Strasburg.?—?Battle of Winchester. ?—?Utter defeat and rout of Jackson's Army. | 94 |
| CHAPTER XII. |
| General Shields' anxiety for laurels.?—?Summing up of the battle.?—?Losses in the Seventh. | 104 |
| CHAPTER XIII. |
| Pursuit of Jackson up the Valley.?—?March to Fredericksburg, and return to Front Royal. | 109 |
| CHAPTER XIV. |
| The march on Waynesboro.?—?Two brigades encounter Jackson at Port Republic, and after five hours' fighting are compelled to fall back. | 114 |
| CHAPTER XV. |
| Battle of Cedar Mountain.?—?Gallantry of the regiment, and terrible loss. | 123 |
| CHAPTER XVI. |
| The regiment goes into camp at Alexandria, but is soon ordered to the front.?—?Battle of Antietam. | 134 |
| CHAPTER XVII. |
| The march to Dumfries.?—?Skirmish with Hampton's cavalry, in which they are badly defeated by a much inferior force. | 142 |
| CHAPTER XVIII. |
| The regiment ordered to the front.?—?Battle of Chancellorsville. | 150 |
| CHAPTER XIX. |
| Accompanies the grand army into Pennsylvania.?—?Battle of Gettysburg. | 156 |
| CHAPTER XX. |
| After reaching the Rapidan it goes to Governor's Island. ?—?After its return it accompanies Hooker's corps to the Western department. | 160 |
| CHAPTER XXI. |
| The Seventh joins Grant's army.?—?The battles of Lookout Mountain, Mission Ridge, and Ringgold. | 164 |
| CHAPTER XXII. |
| The advance towards Atlanta.?—?Skirmishing.?—?Homeward march. ?—?Its reception.?—?Muster out. | 170 |
| BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES. |
| Brigadier-General E. B. Tyler. | 185 |
| Brevet Brigadier-General J. S. Casement. | 189 |
| Brigadier-General John W. Sprague. | 192 |
| Lieutenant-Colonel Samuel McClelland. | 193 |
| Major Frederick A. Seymour. | 196 |
| Surgeon Francis Salter. | 197 |
| C. J. Bellows. | 198 |
| G. E. Denig. | 198 |
| Frederick T. Brown, D.D. | 199 |
| Chaplain D. C. Wright. | 205 |
| Lieutenant-Colonel Giles W. Shurtliff. | 206 |
| Colonel Arthur T. Wilcox. | 207 |
| Lieutenant-Colonel James T. Sterling. | 208 |
| Colonel Joel F. Asper. | 210 |
| Major W. R. Sterling. | 214 |
| Major E. J. Kreger. | 215 |
| Captain J. B. Molyneaux. | 216 |
| Captain Charles A. Weed. | 219 |
THE
SEVENTH REGIMENT.
