Table of Contents

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

INTRODUCTION by Richard Wheeler

EXPERIENCES AND OBSERVATIONS FROM THE EARLY FIFTIES AND THROUGH THE CIVIL WAR

GENERAL JACKSON'S FLANKING GENERAL McCLELLAN AND SEVEN DAYS' BATTLE BEFORE RICHMOND, VIRGINIA

BATTLE OF SECOND MANASSAS

BATTLE OF FREDERICKSBURG, VIRGINIA

BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA

BATTLE OF CHICKAMAUGA

CAPTURE AND ESCAPE

SURRENDER AND RETURN HOME

AFTERWORD by Vallie Fletcher Taylor

About the Author

Richard Wheeler, an ex-marine, is the author of sixteen other books of military history, eleven of which deal with different Civil War campaigns and battles, including Voices of the Civil War, winner of the New York City Civil War Round Table's Fletcher Pratt Award. Wheeler is also the author of Voices of 1776: The Story of the American Revolution in the Words of Those Who Were There (Meridian). He lives in Pine Grove, Pennsylvania.

Reviews

"A neat tale of suspense … an admirable piece of Americana."
—Atlantic Monthly"Gives the best account I know of.… This Confederate Soldier shows his devotion to the truth by limiting his narrative to what he saw with his own eyes."
—Shelby Foote"He was the G.I. Joe of the confederate amy.… He wrote so honestly, casually, and dramatically that no one who pretends to understand the Irresponsible Conflict can neglect reading this book."
—Houston Post