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Contents Acknowledgments ix Editor’s Note xi Biographical Sketch xv 1. Prewar: 14 June 1860–11 May 1861 1 2. Early Months at War: 31 May 1861–17 April 1862 30 3. Battles and Marches: 14 June 1862–12 January 1863 71 4. Prison and Retreat: 1 March–16 July 1863 123 5. Home and Sickness: 15 September–6 November 1863 145 6. “The Lull That Precedes the Storm”: 2 January–23 April 1864 162 7. Cheerfully into Battle: 4 May–30 June 1864 198 8. The Fight for Atlanta: 1 July–5 November 1864 228 9. “This Trying Time”: 10 November 1864–23 February 1865 252 10. Postwar: 1865–1916 273 Index 349 viii / Contents ...

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