Brother of Mine: The Civil War Letters of Thomas and William Christie

Contents

Contents Introduction 3 The Collection Story 21 1 “A Part in this Great Struggle” October 21, 1861–March 17, 1862 25 2 “The Bullets Came like Hail” March 22–August 15, 1862 39 3 “Your Poor Soldier Correspondent” September 21, 1862–April 8, 1863 73 4 “No Glory in It” April 11–October 2, 1863 123 5 “This Dull, Idle Existence” October 20, 1863–March 19, 1864 173 6 “Enough Fighting to Satisfy Us” March 25–September 9, 1864 213 7 “We Had a Lively Time for Awhile” September 15–May 27, 1865 261 Bibliography 313 Index 315 v IA MI OH MN MO IL TX WI AR IN TN PA VT NH CT DE NY VA WV ME FL LA MA NC GA RI KY AL NJ SC MD MS Gulf of Mexico Atlantic Ocean c a n a d a New Orleans Philadelphia Washington, DC New York Chicago Union States Border States Confederate States Cairo Atlanta Clyman Shiloh Winona Savannah Memphis St. Louis Vicksburg Columbia Fort Snelling Goldsboro Lake Providence Bentonville Huntsville Alexandria Corinth Eastern States c.1862 vi  Brother of Mine 1 2 ...