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161 Index Acworth, Georgia (Ackworth), xx (map), 70, 90, 149n. 3 ambuscades in Atlanta campaign, 94–97 American Consul in Canada, 3 apparel. See clothing Arkansas troops, 35, 38 Army of Tennessee, 149n. 7 army reorganization, 44–45 artillery of Confederate army, 36. See also guns Ashbrook, Henry, 120–21, 150n. 2 Ashworth, C. P., 150n. 2 Atlanta, Georgia, xx (map) Atlanta campaign: battles of, 76, 148–49n. 10, 148n. 4, 148n. 7; breastworks, 73–74; Company E and, xv; Confederate hospital for, 82, 110; General Ector at, 147n. 2; engagements of, 70–71; life in the trenches during , 74–75; at rear of Sherman’s In cases where names or dates used by Johnnie Wickersham differ from official records, those of Wickersham are shown in parentheses . The initials “JW” refer to Johnnie Wickersham. army, 89–90; special unit of Colonel Hill, xvii–xviii, 87–91, 102–7, 109–11 Avirett, James, 139n. 1 band concerts, in the trenches, 75 Barnum’s Circus, 122–24 battlefield surgery, 37 battle flags, 72–73 battles: of Big Black River Bridge, 67, 147n. 9; of Corinth, 50, 145n. 19, 147n. 5; of Elk Horn (see battles, of Pea Ridge); of Franklin, 72–73, 148n. 7; with General Fremont’s troops, 13–17; at Kennesaw Mountain, 70–71, 148n. 5; last, 130–31; of Pea Ridge, xiv–xv, xx (map), 37–42, 145nn. 18–21; of Shiloh , 49, 51, 146n. 4; at Wilson Creek, 6–8 Beauregard, P. G. T., 147n. 4 162 Index Big Black River Bridge, Mississippi , 67, 147n. 9 blacksmiths, 46 Bledsoe, Hiram, 71, 148n. 6 Bledsoe’s battery, 71 boy artillery, at “Fairyland,” 59– 61 breastworks, 73–74 bridge destruction, 103 Bright, John, 121–24 Britts, John Henry, 20, 37, 143n. 13 Burbridge, John Quincy (Burbage ), 46–48, 146n. 3 card playing, in the trenches, 74–75 Cassville, Arkansas, xx (map), 22, 36–37 casualties: at battle of Corinth, 147n. 5; at battle of Franklin, 148n. 7; at battle of Kennesaw Mountain, 148n. 5; at battle of Pea Ridge, 41; in JW’s command , 37 Charles Augustus Ebenezer (horse): in hazardous service, 99–100, 105–6; intended theft of, 117; JW’s love for, 97, 118– 19; Lieutenant McBride and, 108–9; and search for Nancy Hadley, 110; theft of, from Union soldiers, 93–94 Cheval de frise (Chevaux-de-frise), 73–74, 148n. 8 church, and vibrations of artillery fire, 7–8 circus, in St. Louis, xvi, 122–24, 150–51n. 4 Civil War veterans, 1890 to 1922, xii Clinton, Missouri, xvi clothing: Confederate uniform for JW, 22, 31; for greeting Nancy Hadley, 79–81, 86–87; for JW as paroled prisoner, 69–70; for JW’s trip to St. Louis, 113; overcoats of prisoners, 48–49; purchased by JW in St. Louis, 120; smuggling of, 125–27; Union uniform and silk underwear for JW, 92–93 cloudburst near Pea Ridge, Arkansas , 42–43 Colt Army Dragoon, 12, 16–17, 143n. 11 communications: delivery of dispatches by JW, xv, 61–64, 71– 72; disruption of Sherman’s, 90–91, 102–6; in Lebanon, 5; mail delivery by paroled prisoner , 49; mail delivery to St. Louis, xvi, 112–19 Company E, Fourth Missouri Infantry , xv, 35, 128–29, 145n. 17 Confederate army: age limits for, 44; artillery of, 36; diminution of, 51; monuments to soldiers of, xi; reunion of veterans of Union and, xviii. See also speci fic campaigns and battles Confederate hospital, Atlanta campaign, 82, 110 confiscations, 6, 33, 40–41 Connolly, Patrick, 142–43n. 10 cook house, at Marietta, Georgia, 71–72 Corinth, Mississippi, 50, 145n. 19, 147n. 5 cowards, punishment of, 18 Craig, James, xiv, 142n. 4 Crawford, Joe: fight with Yankee advance guard, 14–15; identity of, xiv, 142n. 4; and Lebanon 163 Index Company, 9; and punishment of coward, 18; record of pardon for, 143n. 12 Dalton, Georgia, xx (map), 70 Dalton (Union colonel), 77 Davidson (Union colonel), 76–77 Davis, Jefferson, 76 Davis, Joe, 80 Davis, Mary, 125–126 death, expectation of, 68–69, 91 deluge near Pea Ridge, Arkansas, 42–43 Demopolis, Alabama, xx (map), 69–70 derailing switches, use of, 91, 94, 103 Devil’s Backbone Road, 94–95 dialogue, recreated by JW, xii dispatches, delivery of, by JW, xv, 61–64, 71–72 “Dixie,” 30–31, 75 Duke, Basil, 127, 151n. 5 Ector, Matthew, 70, 147n. 2 Ely (Confederate captain), 90–91, 96–97, 100, 106–7, 109–10 fact vs. fiction, ix, 139n. 1 “Fairyland”: company of...
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