A Confederate soldier's view of the Washington Artillery Battalion and other Louisiana troops during the U.S. Civil War.

Includes a 100 page appendix of personal narratives by 15 other Confederate soldiers. "Muster roll of the Washington artillery of the Army of Virginia. From May 27th, 1861, to April 8th, 1865": pages 227-235. Numbers 141-142 omitted in pagination. Chapter XX omitted. Page 262 numbered as 252. Contains 6 pages, plus inside of front and back covers, of advertising for various New Orleans businesses and the Louisiana State Lottery Company. Inside front cover advertisement not available in currently-digitized scans of book. Text reads: "United States RESTAURANT, 128 Common Street, BETWEEN CAMP AND ST. CHARLES, NEW ORLEANS, LA. -- FRITZ HUPPENBAUER, Proprietor. -- The Restaurant des Gourmands of this city, which reminds Northern and European pleasure seekers most of the dinners and petites soupes of Paris, is kept by that respectable gastronomist, Fritz Huppenbauer. All of our large cotton buyers from abroad, visitors from colder climates, distinguished travelers as well as our business men about town go there. His cooks are men of genius ; his Wines are golden purple and sparkling, and his dishes might awaken the envy of Lucullus or Apicius. No one feeds his guests more elegantly, and what is better than all, Fritz's prices are never unreasonable.--Bulletin."

The roll call --Departure for Virginia -- All aboard - a car wheel anabasis -- The Confederate capitol -- Sure-enough soldiering -- Our first battle -- Battle of Manassas -- Camp life -- A warlike hotel -- In winter quarters -- On the road -- The peninsula -- The bivouac -- The beleaguered city -- The drumhead -- Battle of the Rappahannock -- Second Battle of Manassas -- The Maryland Campaign -- Sharpsburg -- Battalion Washington Artillery - Fifth Company -- The Battle of Fredericksburg -- Winter-quarter amusements - incidents of a visit to Richmond -- Chancellorsville -- The storming of Winchester by General Hays' brigade -- The Gettysburg Campaign -- The decisive struggle -- The retreat -- Capua -- The last year -- The game ended -- What two hundred men can do -- Firing the last gun -- Muster roll of the Washington Artillery of the Army of Virginia. From May 27th,1861, to April 8th, 1865 -- Report to the Louisiana Legislature of Adjutant General M. Grivot, upon state troops, for the years 1860, '61 and '62 -- Complete roll of Fenner's Louisiana Battery, from the time of its organization, May 16th, 1862, until the surrender of General Taylor, at Meridian, Mississippi, May 10, 1865 -- Appendix Camp stories and tales of the Crescent City before and since the war -- The elixir; or a glimpse of the hidden life -- The river captain's story -- Short stories -- The homeward journey. A romance of the last days of the war -- A watering place story -- Two tragic histories -- The silent revenges of time.

Storage pocket contains 3 laminated newspaper articles, 1 laminated ribbon, 3 unlaminated ribbons, and 1 unlaminated ribbon split into 3 parts.