From Natchitoches to West Point -- In the land of the alligators and watersnakes -- To the valley of Mexico -- The Texas frontier -- Bleeding Kansas: that turbulent land -- To the valley of the saints -- On the trail of the Navajo -- Westward the Texans -- Bloody Valverde -- Glorieta and retreat -- Failure in the Bayou country -- In the land of the ancient pharaohs -- By the banks of the Rappahannock.