Allegany to Appomattox: The Life and Letters of Private William Whitlock of the 188th New York Volunteers

Contents

Contents List of Illustr ations  xi List of Maps and Tables  xiii Foreword, Bill Potter  xv Preface  xvii Acknowledgments  xxi 1. Allegany Atmospheres  1 2. Failed Compromises  9 3. Elmira Excitement  22 4. On the Move  32 5. Life in the Trenches  46 6. Life Back Home  70 7. “The Bulits Whistled Right Smart” Battle of Hatcher’s Run I (Boydton Plank Road)  86 8. Wrecking the Weldon  104 9. Faith and Fighting  129 10. “We Will Probley Have to Go” Battle of Hatcher’s Run II (Dabney’s Mills)  145 11. Epilogue: Fires and Rainbows  167 x  Contents Appendix A  187 Appendix B  193 Appendix C  199 References  219 Index  235 ...