Although his is not a name that resounds in the history of the American Civil War, G.K. Warren seems to turn up all the time. One of the workhorses of the Army of the Potomac, he never commanded it, but his name pops up in the battles from Big Bethel to Five Forks, from the beginning of the war to almost its very end. Second Manassas, Chancellorville, Bristoe Station, The Wilderness, Hatcher's Run - it is difficult to discuss a battle fought by the Federal army in the east without running into Warren's name in connection with it. -- From the preface.

Cold Spring and West Point --Topographical engineer -- Into the west with Harney - -- Black Hills -- Explorer becomes a soldier -- On the Virginia Peninsula -- From Second Manassas to Fredericksburg -- With Hooker -- To the Little Round Top -- Aftermath of Gettysburg -- Second Corps interlude -- Fallout, 1863-1864 -- Into the deep, deep woods -- Bloody Spotsylvania -- Around Lee's right -- Standoff at Petersburg -- Mine and the railroad -- West to Peebles' Farm -- To the end of 1864 -- Beginning of the end -- To the White Oak Road -- All fools' day -- Soldier's good name -- Engineer, again -- Newport -- Court begins -- Court resumes -- Lawyers have their say -- Frustration of waiting -- Where malevolence cannot reach.