Chapter I: Front Matter

CHAPTER XV. SAN FRANCISCOEARLY CALIFORNIA EXPERIENCESLIFE ON THE PACIFIC COASTPROMOTED CAPTAINFLUSH TIMES IN CALIFORNIA.

CHAPTER XVI. RESIGNATIONPRIVATE LIFELIFE AT GALENATHE COMING CRISIS.

CHAPTER XVII. OUTBREAK OF THE REBELLIONPRESIDING AT A UNION MEETINGMUSTERING OFFICER OF STATE TROOPSLYON AT CAMP JACKSONSERVICES TENDERED TO THE GOVERNMENT.

CHAPTER XVIII. APPOINTED COLONEL OF THE 21ST ILLINOISPERSONNEL OF THE REGIMENTGENERAL LOGANMARCH TO MISSOURIMOVEMENT AGAINST HARRIS AT FLORIDA, MO.GENERAL POPE IN COMMANDSTATIONED AT MEXICO, MO.

CHAPTER XIX. COMMISSIONED BRIGADIER-GENERALCOMMAND AT IRONTON, MO.JEFFERSON CITYCAPE GIRARDEAUGENERAL PRENTISSSEIZURE OF PADUCAHHEADQUARTERS AT CAIRO.

CHAPTER XX. GENERAL FREMONT IN COMMANDMOVEMENT AGAINST BELMONTBATTLE OF BELMONTA NARROW ESCAPEAFTER THE BATTLE.

CHAPTER XXI. GENERAL HALLECK IN COMMANDCOMMANDING THE DISTRICT OF CAIROMOVEMENT ON FORT HENRYCAPTURE OF FORT HENRY.

CHAPTER XXII. INVESTMENT OF FORT DONELSONTHE NAVAL OPERATIONSATTACK OF THE ENEMYASSAULTING THE WORKSSURRENDER OF THE FORT.

CHAPTER XXIII. PROMOTED MAJOR-GENERAL OF VOLUNTEERSUNOCCUPIED TERRITORYADVANCE UPON NASHVILLESITUATION OF THE TROOPSCONFEDERATE RETREATRELIEVED OF THE COMMANDRESTORED TO THE COMMANDGENERAL SMITH.

CHAPTER XXIV. THE ARMY AT PITTSBURG LANDINGINJURED BY A FALLTHE CONFEDERATE ATTACK AT SHILOHTHE FIRST DAY'S FIGHT AT SHILOHGENERAL SHERMANCONDITION OF THE ARMYCLOSE OF THE FIRST DAY'S FIGHTTHE SECOND DAY'S FIGHTRETREAT AND DEFEAT OF THE CONFEDERATES.

CHAPTER XXV. STRUCK BY A BULLETPRECIPITATE RETREAT OF THE CONFEDERATESINTRENCHMENTS AT SHILOHGENERAL BUELLGENERAL JOHNSTONREMARKS ON SHILOH.

CHAPTER XXVI. HALLECK ASSUMES COMMAND IN THE FIELDTHE ADVANCE UPON CORINTHOCCUPATION OF CORINTHTHE ARMY SEPARATED.

CHAPTER XXVII. HEADQUARTERS MOVED TO MEMPHISON THE ROAD TO MEMPHISESCAPING JACKSONCOMPLAINTS AND REQUESTSHALLECK APPOINTED COMMANDER-IN-CHIEFRETURN TO CORINTHMOVEMENTS OF BRAGGSURRENDER OF CLARKSVILLETHE ADVANCE UPON CHATTANOOGASHERIDAN COLONEL OF A MICHIGAN REGIMENT.

CHAPTER XXVIII. ADVANCE OF VAN DORN AND PRICEPRICE ENTERS IUKABATTLE OF IUKA.

CHAPTER XXIX. VAN DORN'S MOVEMENTSBATTLE OF CORINTHCOMMAND OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THE TENNESSEE.

CHAPTER XXX. THE CAMPAIGN AGAINST VICKSBURGEMPLOYING THE FREEDMENOCCUPATION OF HOLLY SPRINGSSHERMAN ORDERED TO MEMPHISSHERMAN'S MOVEMENTS DOWN THE MISSISSIPPIVAN DORN CAPTURES HOLLY SPRINGSCOLLECTING FORAGE AND FOOD.

CHAPTER XXXI. HEADQUARTERS MOVED TO HOLLY SPRINGSGENERAL MCCLERNAND IN COMMANDASSUMING COMMAND AT YOUNG'S POINTOPERATIONS ABOVE VICKSBURGFORTIFICATIONS ABOUT VICKSBURGTHE CANALLAKE PROVIDENCEOPERATIONS AT YAZOO PASS.

CHAPTER XXXII. THE BAYOUS WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPICRITICISMS OF THE NORTHERN PRESSRUNNING THE BATTERIESLOSS OF THE INDIANOLADISPOSITION OF THE TROOPS.

CHAPTER XXXIII. ATTACK ON GRAND GULFOPERATIONS BELOW VICKSBURG.

CHAPTER XXXIV. CAPTURE OF PORT GIBSONGRIERSON'S RAIDOCCUPATION OF GRAND GULFMOVEMENT UP THE BIG BLACKBATTLE OF RAYMOND.

CHAPTER XXXV. MOVEMENT AGAINST JACKSONFALL OF JACKSONINTERCEPTING THE ENEMYBATTLE OF CHAMPION'S HILL.

CHAPTER XXXVI. BATTLE OF BLACK RIVER BRIDGECROSSING THE BIG BLACKINVESTMENT OF VICKSBURGASSAULTING THE WORKS.

CHAPTER XXXVII. SIEGE OF VICKSBURG.

CHAPTER XXXVIII. JOHNSTON'S MOVEMENTSFORTIFICATIONS AT HAINES'S BLUFFEXPLOSION OF THE MINEEXPLOSION OF THE SECOND MINEPREPARING FOR THE ASSAULTTHE FLAG OF TRUCEMEETING WITH PEMBERTONNEGOTIATIONS FOR SURRENDERACCEPTING THE TERMSSURRENDER OF VICKSBURG.

CHAPTER XXXIX. RETROSPECT OF THE CAMPAIGNSHERMAN'S MOVEMENTSPROPOSED MOVEMENT UPON MOBILEA PAINFUL ACCIDENTORDERED TO REPORT AT CAIRO.

VOLUME II.

CHAPTER XL. FIRST MEETING WITH SECRETARY STANTONGENERAL ROSECRANSCOMMANDING MILITARY DIVISION OF MISSISSIPPIANDREW JOHNSON'S ADDRESSARRIVAL AT CHATTANOOGA.