A Picture of the Desolated States, and the Work of Restoration. 1865-1868
CHAPTER XVII.—THE FIELD OF SPOTTSYLVANIA.
The Tavern-Keeper’s Relics.—A Union Officer’s Opinions.—The Landlord’s Cornfield.—Rebel and Yankee Troops.—Scene of the Decisive Conflict.—Graves of Spottsylvania.—Women “Chincapinnin.”—Leaves from a Soldier’s Testament. 137