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Contents Cast of Historical Characters ix Acknowledgments xi Introduction: Private Silas W. Haven’s Civil War 1 1 Kiss the Children for Me: 1862 9 2 Guarding the Rails: January–June, 1863 35 3 Everything Is Quiet in Camp Today: June–August, 1863 66 4 The Arkansas Expedition: August–December, 1863 90 5 The Meridian and Red River Expeditions: January–May, 1864 112 6 Copperheads Are as Still as Mice: June–December, 1864 137 7 I Send This in a Rebel Envelope: 1865 161 Epilogue: After the Guns Fell Silent 190 Notes 194 Bibliography 216 Index 222 ...

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