pt. 1. The Bragg-Johnston influence. A season of discontent -- The grand design falters -- Confusion in the cedars -- The rise of the anti-Bragg men -- Failure of an experiment -- The road to Chattanooga -- pt. 2. The Bragg-Longstreet influence. A season of disorganization -- The search for Rosecrans -- The chaos of Chickamauga -- The fall of the anti-Bragg men -- pt. 3. The Johnston influence . The Dalton impasse -- Will Johnston fight? -- Trouble in Georgia -- The removal -- pt. 4. The Hood-Beauregard influence. The loss of Georgia -- Dreams of glory -- The Ohio dream fades -- Epilogue: The return of Joe Johnston.