This is an OCR edition without illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from GeneralBooksClub.com. You can also preview excerpts from the book there. Purchasers are also entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Original Published by: J.B. Lippincott in 1908 in 781 pages; Subjects: United States; Biography & Autobiography / Military; History / Military / General; History / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877);

Reprint. Originally published: Philadelphia : Lippincott, 1896. Includes index.

The ante-bellum life of the author -- From New Mexico to Manassas -- Battle of Manassas, or Bull Run -- The Confederates hovering around Washington -- Round about Richmond -- The Battle of Williamsburg -- Seven Pines, or Fair Oaks -- Sequele of Seven Pines -- Robert E. Lee in command -- Fighting along the Chickahominy -- Battle of Malvern Hill -- Halleck and Pope in Federal command -- Making ready for Manassas again -- Second Battle of Manassas (Bull Run) -- The Maryland campaign -- "The lost order"- South Mountain -- Preliminaries of the great battle -- Battle of Sharpsburg, or Antietam -- Review of the Maryland campaign -- Reorganization and rest for both armies -- Battle of Fredericksburg -- Preparing for the Spring of "63 -- Invasion of Pennsylvania -- Gettysburg- first day -- Gettysburg- second day -- Gettysburg- third day -- The wave rolls back -- Longstreet moves to Georgia -- Battle of Chickamauga -- Failure to follow success -- The East Tennessee campaign -- Besieging Knoxville -- Cut off from East and West -- Strategic importance of the field -- Last days in Tennessee -- Battle of the Wilderness -- Again in front of Richmond -- Talk of peace -- Battle of Five Forks -- Petersburg -- Appomattox -- Post-Bellum pendant -- Appendix: Letters of General Robert E. Lee and General Longstreet.