"Echoes of Thunder is the only guide to the 1862 Seven Days Battles. Taking the reader over the ground where the five battles were fought between the Union and Confederate armies from June 26 to July 1, 1862, the book is for the Civil War expert as well as the newcomer." "For each battlefield the book provides information to orient the reader about where the opposing units were positioned and what happened. Appropriate excerpts from the official records are included, written by commanders whose units were fighting at each stop. This technique of presentation allows the reader to see the development of each battle as the participants and decision makers saw it.".

Chronology : the Peninsula campaign and the Seven Days Battles, March-August 1862 -- Prelude -- Battle of Beaver Dam Creek, Thursday, June 26, 1862 -- Battle of Gaines Mill, Friday, June 27, 1862 -- Battle of Savage Station and White Oak Swamp Bridge, Sunday, June 29, 1862, and Monday, June 30, 1862 -- Battle of Glendale, Monday, June 30, 1862 -- Battle of Malvern Hill, Tuesday, July 1, 1862 -- The aftermath -- Appendix I. Union order of battle -- Appendix II. Confederate order of battle -- Appendix III. Casualties -- Appendix IV. National cemeteries -- Appendix V. Stuart's reconnaissance, June 12-15, 1862.