US Civil War
Organization and departure--Presentation of the Flag--Address by David B. Dewey--"Nick. Hotaling's Speech"--Capture of a masked battery--Mustered into service--Camp Butler--Fort Massac--Cairo--Bird's Point--Adventure of Harvey James--Paducah and Murray, Kentucky--Releasing imp...
Organization and departure--Presentation of the Flag--Address by David B. Dewey--"Nick. Hotaling's Speech"--Capture of a masked battery--Mustered into service--Camp Butler--Fort...
3. CHAPTER III.Embarcation from Paducah--Instance of official brutality--Capture of Fort Henry--Reconnoitering Fort Donelson--First meeting with Forest's men--Investment of Fort Donelson--McLe...
4. CHAPTER IV.From Donelson to Metal Landing--Rescue from flooded camp--Pittsburg Landing--Grand review--Escort Wallace's men to Crump's Landing--The long-roll--Detailed to bring up Wallace--...
5. CHAPTER V.The Corinth campaign--General Halleck--Manifestation of caution --"Better to retreat than to fight"--Spade-brigade--Elaborate fortifications--Battle of Davis' Bridge on the Hatc...
6. CHAPTER VI.The final Vicksburg campaign--Situation at and around Vicksburg --Memphis--Lake Providence--Digging the canal--Cutting levee-- Running batteries--March through swamps--Grand Gul...
7. CHAPTER VII.8. CHAPTER VIII.Department of the Gulf--New Orleans--How Official Dignity was Vindicated by a Cat o'nine-tails--New Iberia--Vermillionville-- Chain-Vidette--"Bower's Charge"--How Ed. Baker won...
9. CHAPTER IX.The Red River Expedition--Death of Colonel Mudd--How Colonel Marsh held the line--Fighting Guerrillas--"Alton Hell-Hounds" --Their remedy for picket shooting--Incidents at Clint...
10. CHAPTER X."Davidson's sweet-potato raid"--Southern Alabama--Destruction of railroads--Oyster fishing--Red-pepper--Mobile Expedition-- Barancas--News of Lee's surrender--Assassination of L...
11. CHAPTER I.The attack upon Fort Sumpter was the final challenge to the birthright of a race. The North accepted the challenge. The traditions of a thousand years had prepared its people fo...
12. CHAPTER II.ORGANIZATION AND DEPARTURE--PRESENTATION OF FLAG--ADDRESS BY DAVID B. DEWEY--"NICK HOTALING'S SPEECH"--CAPTURE OF A MASKED BATTERY-- MUSTERED INTO SERVICE--CAMP BUTLER--FORT MAS...
13. CHAPTER III.On February 2nd, 1862, Companies A and B, known as the First Battalion, 2nd Illinois Cavalry, under command of Major John J. Mudd, accompanied by Companies I and C of the U.S. D...
14. CHAPTER IV.FROM DONELSON TO METAL LANDING--RESCUE FROM FLOODED CAMP--PITTSBURG LANDING--GRAND REVIEW--ESCORT WALLACE'S MEN TO CRUMP'S LANDING--THE LONG ROLL--DETAILED TO BRING UP WALLACE--...
15. CHAPTER V.The severe losses at Shiloh resulted in a reorganization of a considerable portion of our army. Many fragmentary regiments were consolidated in order to make full ones. Much tim...
16. CHAPTER VI.THE FINAL VICKSBURG CAMPAIGN--SITUATION AT AND AROUND VICKSBURG-- MEMPHIS--LAKE PROVIDENCE--DIGGING CANAL--CUTTING LEVEE--RUNNING BATTERIES--MARCH THROUGH SWAMPS--GRAND-GULF--FE...
17. CHAPTER VII."How we marched together, sound or sick, Sank in the trench o'er the heavy spade-- How we charged on the guns, at double-quick, Kept rank for Death to choose and pick-- And lay...
18. CHAPTER VIII.DEPARTMENT OF THE GULF--NEW ORLEANS--HOW OFFICIAL DIGNITY WAS VINDICATED BY A CAT-O'-NINE-TAILS--NEW IBERIA--VERMILLIONVILLE-- CHAIN-VIDETTE--"BOWERS' CHARGE"--HOW ED BAKER WON...
19. did. Upon our arrival there we were received by a large deputation ofcitizens who gave a banquet in our honor, at which several of the men of the regiment made telling speeches. War songs were sung and we had a general good time. The entertainmen...
20. CHAPTER IX.THE RED RIVER EXPEDITION--DEATH OF COLONEL MUDD--HOW COLONEL MARSH HELD THE LINE--FIGHTING GUERRILLAS--"ALTON HELL-HOUNDS"--THEIR REMEDY FOR PICKET SHOOTING--INCIDENTS AT CLINTO...
21. CHAPTER X."DAVIDSON'S SWEET POTATO RAID"--SOUTHERN ALABAMA--DESTRUCTION OF RAILROADS--OYSTER FISHING--MOBILE EXPEDITION--BARANCAS--NEWS OF LEE'S SURRENDER--ASSASSINATION OF LINCOLN--FORT...