The Printer's Kiss: The Life and Letters of a Civil War Newspaperman and His Family

Contents

Preface ix Acknowledgments xiii introduction xvii editing notes xxiii Cast of historical Characters xxvii 1. Tomlinson’s Origins 1 2. eliza’s heritage 5 3. Bringing Forth 12 4. Looking for relief 21 5. Together and Apart 34 6. Collision Courses 54 7. Volunteer Frenzy 70 8. rushed Waiting 81 9. into the hills 94 10. Curse This idleness 103 11. Mustering Men and Courage 116 12. Mountain Desperadoes 130 13. Disarmed 143 Contents ChAPTer TWO } viii } contents 14. hatching new hope 154 15. Attacks from Within and Without 173 16. This sea of Passion 186 17. nursing the Wounded 200 18. Close to home 216 19. Partisan Fever 230 20. Freedom’s Casket 240 epilogue: The Journey of the Letters 253 Appendix 259 notes 261 selected references 283 index 293 ...