Personal Reminiscences of the War of 1861-5

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Author

Morgan, W. H. (William Henry), 1836-1920

Title

Personal Reminiscences of the War of 1861-5 In Camp—en Bivouac—on the March—on Picket—on the Skirmish Line—on the Battlefield—and in Prison

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E-text prepared by Richard Tonsing and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team ( www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive ( archive.org)

Language

English

LoC Class

E456: History: America: Civil War period (1861-1865)

Subject

Morgan, W. H. (William Henry), 1836-1920

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 51838

Release Date

April 23, 2016

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.Personal Reminiscences of the War of 1861-5
2. 2.PREFACE
3. 3.CONTENTS
4. 4.INTRODUCTION
5. 5.CHAPTER I Personal—Organization—Roll of Company — ORGANIZATION AND ROLL OF COMPANY — CAPTAIN — LIEUTENANTS — ORDERLY SERGEANT — SERGEANTS — CORPORALS — Privates
6. 6.CHAPTER II Enter the Service—Trouble about Arms—Cause of Secession — TROUBLE ABOUT ARMS — THE CAUSE OF SECESSION
7. 7.CHAPTER III On to Manassas—The Eleventh Regiment—The First Brigade — THE ELEVENTH REGIMENT — THE RIFLE GRAYS, COMPANY A — Privates — LYNCHBURG RIFLES, COMPANY E — Privates — HOME GUARD, COMPANY G — Privates — JEFFERSON DAVIS RIFLE, COMPANY H — Privates
8. 8.CHAPTER IV Battle of Blackburn's Ford—The Battle Begins—The Enemy Driven Back—Incidents of the Battle — THE BATTLE BEGINS — THE YANKEES DRIVEN BACK — INCIDENTS OF THE BATTLE
9. 9.CHAPTER V The Battle of First Manassas—General Johnston to the Rescue—Gen. Kirby Smith Turns the Tide of Battle—The Rebel Yell—The News of Victory—The Enemy Not Pursued—Gathering the Spoils — GENERAL JOHNSTON TO THE RESCUE — GEN. KIRBY SMITH TURNS THE TIDE OF BATTLE — THE REBEL YELL — UNDER SHELLING — THE NEWS OF VICTORY — THE ENEMY NOT PURSUED — GATHERING THE SPOILS
10. 10.CHAPTER VI To Centreville and Fairfax Court House—Picket Close to the Enemy—Exciting Times on Picket—Back to Centreville—The Fight at Drainesville — ADVANCE TO FAIRFAX COURT HOUSE — PICKET CLOSE TO ENEMY—EXCITING TIMES — BACK TO CENTREVILLE
11. 11.CHAPTER VII Fall Back From Centreville—The Peninsula Campaign—Yorktown Line Evacuated—The Battle of Williamsburg—"Give it to Them"—Into a Hot Fire—Colonel Garland Wounded—Incidents of the Battle—Garland and Kemper Promoted — THE PENINSULA CAMPAIGN — YORKTOWN LINES EVACUATED — BATTLE OF WILLIAMSBURG — THE BATTLE BEGINS — "GIVE IT TO THEM!" — INTO A HOT FIRE — COLONEL GARLAND WOUNDED — INCIDENTS OF THE BATTLE — GARLAND AND KEMPER PROMOTED
12. 12.CHAPTER VIII Back to Richmond—Battle of Seven Pines—The Brigade in Reserve—Into the Fight at Double-Quick—Incidents of the Battle—On the Picket Lines — THE BATTLE OF SEVEN PINES — THE BRIGADE IN RESERVE — INTO THE FIGHT AT DOUBLE-QUICK — INCIDENTS OF THE BATTLE — ON THE PICKET LINES
13. 13.CHAPTER IX Seven Days' Fight Around Richmond—Battle of Gaines' Mill — BATTLE OF GAINES' MILL
14. 14.CHAPTER X Second Manassas and Maryland Campaign—Sharpsburg—Back to Virginia—From Winchester to Culpeper—To Fredericksburg — SECOND MANASSAS AND THE MARYLAND CAMPAIGN — SHARPSBURG — BACK TO VIRGINIA
15. 15.CHAPTER XI The Battle of Fredericksburg—Kemper's Brigade in Reserve—Spectacular Scene—Behind Marye's Hill—Sharp-Shooting—At Home—Sad Loss — THE BATTLE OF FREDERICKSBURG — SPECTACULAR SCENE — BEHIND MARYE'S HILL — SHARP-SHOOTING
16. 16.CHAPTER XII To Richmond, Chester, and Petersburg—To North Carolina—Back to Virginia, at Suffolk—To Taylorsville—On to Join General Lee — TO RICHMOND — OFF FOR THE OLD NORTH STATE — BACK TO VIRGINIA
17. 17.CHAPTER XIII Pennsylvania Campaign—Gettysburg—Back to Virginia—General Lee and Army of Northern Virginia — PENNSYLVANIA CAMPAIGN — GETTYSBURG — BACK TO VIRGINIA — GENERAL LEE AND THE ARMY OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA
18. 18.CHAPTER XIV To Taylorsville—At Chafin's Farm—To North Carolina—Marching Through Swamps and Sand—The Capture of Plymouth—Companies C and G Have Serious Experiences—Incidents of the Battle—The Gunboat "Albemarle"—Col. James Dearing Wins Promotion—On to Washington, North Carolina—Newberne Invested — TO TAYLORSVILLE — TO NORTH CAROLINA AGAIN — MARCHING THROUGH SWAMPS AND SAND — THE CAPTURE OF PLYMOUTH — COMPANIES C AND G HAVE SERIOUS EXPERIENCE — THE GUNBOAT "ALBEMARLE" — COL. JAMES DEARING WINS PROMOTION — MARCH ON WASHINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA — NEWBERNE AGAIN INVESTED
19. 19.CHAPTER XV Back to Petersburg, Va.—Beast Butler—The Battle of Drury's Bluff—General Gracie's Courage—Into a Heavy Fire at Close Range—Col. Richard F. Maury—Yankee Brigade Captured—General Whiting's Failure—The Yankee Flags — BACK TO PETERSBURG — BEAST BUTLER — THE BATTLE OF DRURY'S BLUFF — GENERAL GRACIE'S COURAGE — INTO A HOT FIRE AT CLOSE RANGE — COL. RICHARD F. MAURY — YANKEE BRIGADE CAPTURED — GENERAL WHITING'S FAILURE — YANKEE FLAGS
20. 20.CHAPTER XVI To Milford and to Capture—A Prisoner of War—On to Washington — A PRISONER OF WAR — ON TO WASHINGTON
21. 21.CHAPTER XVII To Fort Delaware—Short Rations—Song—Prison Rules
22. 22.CHAPTER XVIII Off for Charleston—Alleged Retaliation—On Shipboard—Run Aground—Short of Water—On Morris Island—In Stockade—Under Fire—Prison Rules — ON SHIPBOARD — RUN AGROUND — SHORT OF WATER — IN THE STOCKADE — UNDER FIRE — PRISON RULES
23. 23.CHAPTER XIX To Fort Pulaski—Rotten Cornmeal and Pickled Rations—A Plot Laid — ROTTEN CORNMEAL AND PICKLED RATIONS — A PLOT LAID
24. 24.CHAPTER XX Back to Fort Delaware—Disappointment and Great Suffering—Three Deaths and Burials at Sea — DISAPPOINTMENT AND GREAT SUFFERING — THREE DEATHS AND BURIALS AT SEA
25. 25.CHAPTER XXI Yankee Infamy—Conduct of the War—Sherman's March—Virginia Dismembered — CONDUCT OF THE WAR — SHERMAN'S MARCH — VIRGINIA DISMEMBERED
26. 26.CHAPTER XXII Lee's Surrender—Lincoln's Assassination—Out of Prison and at Home — LINCOLN'S ASSASSINATION — OUT OF PRISON AND AT HOME
27. 27.CHAPTER XXIII Reconstruction and Since
28. 28.INDEX
29. 29.TRANSCRIBER'S NOTE

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