Preface

Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents v
3. Illustrations vii
4. Preface xi
5. Acknowledgments xiii
6. “How I Would Like to Lead Such a Regiment as This to Battle” 1
7. “Oh, That we Could Fight” 31
8. “Morris is a Hero” The Battle of Gettysburg 55
9. “ ‘I Rallied on the Right’— Charged ‘Bayonets’ ” 75
10. “You Can Bet We Are Going to Have a Terrible Battle” 103
11. “Fight All Day and March All Night” 127
12. “Anyone Who Comes Out of This Campaign Alive is a Very Fortunate Being. . . .” 151
13. “Oh, My Poor Poor Brother” 183
14. Notes 191
15. Bibliography 211
16. Index 219