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CONTENTS Series Editors’ Preface vii Editor’s Preface ix Chapter . The Story Begins  Chapter . Becoming a Soldier: Wilson’s Creek and Pea Ridge  Chapter . Fighting in Mississippi  Chapter . Siege of Port Hudson and Escape  Chapter . Life as a Guerrilla in Arkansas  Chapter . Collapse of the Confederacy  Notes  Bibliography  Index  Bailey Revised pages 3/20/07 1:05 PM Page v Bailey Revised pages 3/20/07 1:05 PM Page vi ...

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