PROLOGUE

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xi
4. PROLOGUE 1
5. ONE. QUESTIONS OF WAR ON A DISTANT RIVER 5
6. TWO. BORDER COTTON 16
7. THREE. EFFORTS TO END A WAR 25
8. FOUR. “NOTHING LEFT TO US BUT TO FIGHT” 39
9. FIVE. AN UNEXPECTED ADVANCE 51
10. SIX. THE FIRST DAY’S FIGHT 60
11. SEVEN. FIGHTING TO NO PURPOSE 68
12. EIGHT. TRIUMPH AND DISASTER 80
13. NINE. A HARRIED RETREAT 104
14. TEN. THE LAST SHOT 117
15. ELEVEN. PRISONERS, FLAGS, PAROLES, AND PEACE 131
16. TWELVE. THE BLAME FOR FAILURE 143
17. THIRTEEN. COURT-MARTIAL 151
18. FOURTEEN. EPILOGUE 164
19. APPENDIX 1. ORDER OF BATTLE 169
20. APPENDIX 2. BARRETT’S FIRST REPORT 172
21. APPENDIX 3. BARRETT’S SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT 174
22. NOTES 177
23. BIBLIOGRAPHY 195
24. INDEX 199