Index:Nurse and spy in the Union Army.djvu
CONTENTS CHAPTER I. Pages 17-28. COMMENCEMENT OF THE WAR—MY HOME AND MY DUTY—I ENLIST IN THE CAUSE—EXCITEMENT AT THE WEST—TROOPS ON THE MARCH—MOBS AT BALTIMORE—TEMPORARY HOSPITALS—UNAVOIDABLE EVILS—BEGGING FOR COMFORTS—SUPPLIES FOR THE SICK—CAMP HOSPITALS—THUNDER STORMS IN CAMP—A DYING OFFICER—SOLDIERS IN THE PUBLIC BUILDINGS—PREPARATIONS FOR THE ADVANCE.
CHAPTER II. Pages 29-41. MARCHING ORDERS—REMOVAL OF THE SICK—A YOUNG PATIENT VISIT FROM HIS MOTHER—MARCH TOWARD MANASSAS—COLLECTING SUPPLIES—FATIGUES OF THE MARCH—PREPARATIONS FOR BATTLE—A CAMP PRAYER MEETING—DIVISIONS DETAILED—MY PLACE ON THE FIELD—" RATHER CLOSE QUARTERS "—A BATTLE SUNDAY—SKULKING FROM THE FIELD.
CHAPTER III. Pages 41-54. WATER FOR THE WOUNDED—COL. CAMERON KILLED—SCENES ON THE BATTLE-FIELD—BURNSIDE'S BRIGADE—CAPTURE OF GRIFFIN'S AND RICKETT'S BATTERIES—REBELS REINFORCED—THE PANIC AND RETREAT—THE WOUNDED AT CENTERVILLE—MY RECONNOISSANCE—AN INSANE WOMAN ON THE FIELD—HIDING FROM THE ENEMY—RETURN TO THE WOUNDED—EXPECTATION OF CAPTURE—ESCAPE FROM THE REBELS—MY WALK TO ALEXANDRIA—FOOTSORE AND WEARY—ARRIVAL IN WASHINGTON—LETTERS FROM DEAD SOLDIERS' FRIENDS.
CHAPTER IV. Pages 55-10. WASHINGTON AFTER BULL RUN DEMORALIZATION OF THE ARMY SICK SOLDIERS HOSPITAL SCENES EXTRACTS FROM MY JOURNAL SYMPATHY OF SOLDIERS FISHING FOR THE SICK A FISH-LOVING DUTCHMAN—REORGANIZATION OF THE ARMY A VISIT TO THE PICKETS PICKET DUTIES AND DANGERS THE ARMY INACTIVE MC CLELLAn's ADDRESS MARCHING ORDERS AGAIN EMBARKATION OF THE ARMY FOR FORTRESS MONROE THE CROWDED TRANSPORTS DESCRIPTION OF THE MONITOR HER BUILD, ARMAMENT, TURRET AND ENGINES.
CHAPTER V. Pages 71-82. ARRIVAL AT FORTRESS MONROE THE VILLAGE OP HAMPTON VISITING THE CONTRABANDS ARRIVAL OF FUGITIVES A REAL "CAMP MEETING" FEEDING THE NEGROES CAMP MISERIES MULES MISS PERIWINKLE's MULES THE COQUETTISH, THE MORAL, THE HISTRIONIC, AND THE PATHETIC MULE OUR JACK LINES OF LOVE MY BOX AND PRESENTS A THREE-STORY CAKE A SERENADE AND SURPRISE PARTY GOOD AND BAD CHAPLAINS THE MORALS OF THE ARMY SLANDERS ABOUT SOLDIERS.
CHAPTER VI. Pages 82-97. THE MARCH TO YORKTOWN—SCARCITY OF SUPPLIES CAMP COOKERY DIFFERENT CHARACTERS IN THE ARMY ARRIVAL OF TRAINS CHANGE OF CAMP TRYING TO SHELL US OUT THE OLD SAW-MILL A CONSTANT TARGET ASSAULTS ON OUR
OUTPOSTS A REBEL APPEAL YORKTOWN AND VICINITY THE SITUATION BALLOON RECONNOISSANCES PROF. LOWE ON HIGH REBEL VIXENS A CURIOUS VISIT—A STRANGE HOSTESS SHE TRIES TO KILL ME—I WOUND HER AND CAPTURE A PRISONER—A CONVERSION—THE SECESH WOMAN BECOMES A FEDERAL NURSE.
CHAPTER VII. Pages 97-109. A LOST FRIEND DEATH OF LIEUTENANT JAMES V. HIS BURIAL-THE GRAVE BY NIGHT—MY VOW—A SOLDIER-CHAPLAIN RECOGNITIONS IN HEAVEN DOUBTS AND DISSATISFACTION—CAPTURE OF A SPY—MY EXAMINATIONS AT HEADQUARTERS—MY DISGUISE AS A SPY—I AM METAMORPHOSED INTO A CONTRABAND—HIRED AS A COOK—BISCUIT MAKING THE
DOCTOR'S TEA.
CHAPTER VIII. Pages 110-121. MY FIRST SECRET EXPEDITION—MY WORK AMONG CONTRABANDS—PICKAXE, SHOVEL AND WHEELBARROW—COUNTING THE GUNS IN A REBEL FORTIFICATION—A CHANGE OF WORK CARRYING WATER TO THE REBEL SOLDIERS—GENERALS LEE AND JOHNSON—THE REBEL FORCE AT YORKTOWN—A COUNCIL OF WAR—TURNING WHITE AGAIN—A REBEL SPY—LIEUTENANT V.’S MURDERER—ON PICKET DUTY—MY RETURN TO OUR LINES—PUT ON UNIFORM AND MAKE MY REPORT.
CHAPTER IX. Pages 122-137. EVACUATION OF YORKTOWN—OUR ARMY ON THE DOUBLE QUICK—PURSUIT OF THE FUGITIVES—THE ENEMY'S WORKS-BATTLE ON THE FIELD—A "WOUNDED," AND NOT INJURED COLONEL—CARRYING THE WOUNDED—FORT MAGRUDER SILENCED—THE VICTORY WON—BURYING THE DEAD—STORY OF A RING—WOUNDED REBELS—A BRAVE YOUNG SERGEANT—CHRISTIAN SOLDIERS—A SOLDIER'S DEATH-BED-CLOSING SCENES LAST WORDS.
CHAPTER X. 137-146. MC CLELLAN’S DESPATCH FROM EWELL’S FARM—CALL FOR REINFORCEMENTS—NEWS FROM NORFOLK— DESCRIPTION OF THE MERRIMAC—THE ENGAGEMENT IN HAMPTON ROADS—FIRST AND LAST FIGHT OF THE MERRIMAC—VICTORY OF THE MONITOR—ADVANCE ON THE PENINSULA—THE BATTLE SONG—A
MUDDY MARCH ON THE CHICKAHOMINY—CRITICAL POSITION OF GENERAL BANKS—THE PRESIDENT'S DESPATCHS—MC- CLELLAN's REPLY.CHAPTER XI. Pages 147-160. ANOTHER DISGUISE—I BECOME AN IRISH PEDDLER-FEVER AND AGUE—A NIGHT OF SUFFERING—IN THE SWAMP-RETROSPECTION—LOST IN THE SWAMP—CANNON MY GUIDES—A SICK REBEL—I FIND SOMETHING TO EAT—MY NEW PATIENT—SYMPATHY FOR SUFFERING—TALK WITH A YOUNG REBEL—A WILLING DETENTION—EXTEMPORIZING A FIGHT—THE LAST HOUR—SOLDIERS OF CHRIST—THE CHAMBE OF DEATH.
CHAPTER XII. Pages 161-173. AM I A STOIC?—SOMEONE'S DARLING-COMPLETING MY DISGUISE—ANOTHER START FOR THE REBEL LINES—PEPPERING MY EYES—CHALLENGED BY A PICKER—A COCKNEY SENTINEL—GETTING INFORMATION—PLENTY OF BEEF, BUT NO SALT—RICE AND CORN MEAL BREAD—PREPARING TO VISIT HEADQUARTERS—INTERVIEW WITH MAJOR MC KEE—THE MAJOR's MISPLACED CONFIDENCE—RETURN FOR THE BODY OF THE REBEL CAPTAIN—MY LOOK-OUT FOR YANKEES—NEW ORDERS.
CHAPTER XIII. Pages 173-186. OUR COMMUNICATIONS WITH THE CHICKAHOMINY — PORTEr's SUCCESSES DESPATCHES TO THE PRESIDENT HIS REPLY HANOVER COURT HOUSE TERRIBLE STORM AND FLOOD HOPES OF THE ENEMY A SUDDEN AND STRONQ ATTACK I ACT AS AN ORDERLY THROUGH THE FLOOD MY RETURN AND REPORT JOYFUL NEWS >IY OWN DISASTER — SCENES IN THE OLD MILL WAITING ON THE WOUNDED — MY SUFFERINGS BY THE ROADSIDE A HARD-HEARTED CHAPLAIN- -A STUMBLING BLOCK. CHAPTER XIV. Pages 186-196. RENEWAL OF THE BATTLE VICTORY FOR THE FEDERAL ARMS ADDRESS TO THE ARMY MORE DESPATCHES MY BATTLE TRO- PHY — PONY REb's PERFORMANCES THE HOSPITAL TREE TOUCHING SCENES BISHOP SIMPSON THE CROSS AND THE FLAG AFTER THE BATTLE DELAYS BY STORMS, FLOODS AND MUD MC CLELLAn's CALL FOR MORE HIEN IN READINESS TO MARCH PROMISED REINFORCEMENTS. CHAPTER XV. Pages 197-206. LEAVE OF ABSENCE VISIT TO THE WILLIAMSBURG HOSPITALS EFFECTIVE PREACHING YORKTOWN REVISITED — LONGINGS-WHITE HOUSE LANDING TIRED OF IDLENESS — PREPARATIONS TO RETURN TO DUTY — STUARt's CAVALRY RAID A TRAIN FIRED INTO FAIR OAKS GROVE THE STRENGTH OF THE ENEMY TRYING TIMES ON THE PENINSULA THE ENDURANCE OF OUR SOLDIERS LABORS OF MR. ALVORD. CHAPTER XVI. Pages 207-219. CHANGE OF BASE ACROSS THE PENINSULA^EVACUATION OF WHITE HOUSE — THE MOVEMENT BATTLE OF MECHANICSVILLE GAINES' MILL — A REPULSE — MC CLELLAn's DESPATCH HOSPITALS IN DANGER — CONVALESCENT OFFICERS LENDING MY HORSE A LOTTERY INSPECTING FARM STOCK CATCHING A COLT DANGER OF CAPTURE RIDING FOR LIFE BETWEEN TWO FIRES. CHAPTER XVII. Pages 219-233. WITHDRAWAL TO MALVERN HILL THE SOLDIEr's LAST WATCH Trowbridge's grave — scenes in a hospital — capture of the wounded a noble surgeon line of battle hard fighting the enemy repulsed hunting for food in a farm-house perilous position securing the spoils relief of the famishing sublime scene on the march — general keyes gun-boats arrival at harri- SOn's LANDING SAD CONDITION OF TROOPS OUR LOSSES MC CLELLAn's ADDRESS TO THE ARMY CHAPTER XVIII. Pages 233-248. RETURN OF OLD ACQUAINTANCES — THE WOUNDED COLONEL I VISIT WASHINGTON — MILITARY DISPLAY — EPAULETS ARISTOCRACY — SPIRIT OF JOHNNY BULL SOLDIERs' FREE LIBRARY CONTRABAND CAMP NEGRO TESTIMONY — PATIENT CHARLEY PAINFUL POSITION BROTHER'S LAST CONVERSATION — RETURN TO THE ARMY — CHRISTIAN COMMISSION — GENERAL HOWARD'S SPEECH. CHAPTER XIX. Pages 249-260. Mr CONSTANT COMPANION DISPELLING THE BLUES GENTLE NELLIE FACES IN THE HOSPITAL ASLEEP AND AWAKE MY HORSE AGAIN AT HARRISOn's LANDING IMPATIENT TO MOVE DISSATISFACTION IN THE ARMY — RETREAT FROM RICHMOND RETURN TO NEWPORT NEWS— SUSPICIOUS QUARTERS— SEARCHING THE HOUSE AND FINDING REBEL SOLDIERS THANKS TO THE ARMY — OUR ARRIVAL AT ACQUIA CREEK. CHAPTER XX. Pages 261-273. pope's ARMY A GENERAL S REQUEST AGAIN A CONTRABAND ENTERING THE REBEL LINES AS A SPY MY ESCAPE TO THE FEDERAL LINES IN PERIL KEARNEY KILLED CRAWLING THROUGH THE WOODS BURIAL OF A PICKET LOOKING FOR A GENERAL MR. NEGATIVE MC CLELLAN AND POPE THE BATTLE OF ANTIETAM A TOUCHING DEATH-SCENE AN IN- TERESTING PATIENT BURIAL OF A FEMALE SOLDIER. CHAPTER XXI. Pages 273-285. AFTER ANTIETAM SURGEONS ON THE FIELD THE HOSPITALS LIEUTENANT-COLONEL DWIGHT MORTALLY WOUNDED A BRUTAL SURGEON A WOUNDED CAPTAIN AGONY FROM THIRST CHRISTIAN SOLDIERS PRAYING AND FIGHTING FOPS ON THE FIELD A REBEL PROGRAMME PENNSYLVANIA TO BE STRIPPED CAMP LIFE — DAILY ROUTINE BURIAL SERVICES. CHAPTER XXII. Pages 286-296. A MILITARY EXECUTION THE PREPARATIONS THE DEATH harper's ferry OLD JOHN BROWN CONTRAST ADVANCE INTO VIRGINIA CONDITION OF THE ARMY A DREARY RIDE A GREEN GUARD SEEKING SHELTER A GUERRILLA FIGHT MY HORSE KILLED — PLAYING POSSUM MY POCKETS PICKED A NARROW ESCAPE — RETURN TO CAMP AN INTERESTING MEETING. CHAPTER XXIII. Pages 297-308 MC CLELLAN REMOVED — HIS ADDRESS BURNSIDE IN COMMAND ON THE MARCH MY RIDE OLD BATTLEFIELDS SAD SIGHTS " YANKEE SKULLS " " BONE ORNAMENTS " FALMOUTH SHELLING FREDERICKSBURG PONTOON BRIDGES OCCUPATION OF THE CITY AIDE-DE-CAMP — DREADFUL SLAUGHTER A GAL- LANT MAJOR — STRANGE SIGHTS DARK NIGHT — DEATH OF GENERAL BAYARD — SOMEONe's PET RECROSSING THE RAP- PAHANNOCK. CHAPTER XXIV. Pages 309-318. AFTER THE BATTLE SUFFERINGS OF THE WOUNDED GENERAL BURNSIDe's ORDER " STUCK IN THE MUD " HOOKER IN COMMAND WESTERN CAMPAIGN CAVALRY RECONNOISSANCE ANOTHER DISGUISE AGAIN IN DIXIE — A WEDDING PARTY IN A TRAP REBEL CONSCRIPT ON THE MARCH A REBEL CAPTAIN A FIERCE ENGAGEMENT — PAYING A DEBT OF GRATITUDE AGAIN UNDER THE OLD FLAG. CHAPTER XXV. Pages 319-330. APPOINTED DETECTIVE 1 VISIT LOUISVILLE SECESH ACQUAINT- ANCES SEEKING EMPLOYMENT PEDDLING REBEL SPIES ■ ACTING AS CLERK TRAPPING SPIES — START FOR VICKSBURG PRO-SLAVERY TROOPS CRUELTY TO NEGROES VISITING HOS- PITALS — TOUCHING SCENES — AN ARMLESS SOLDIER PATIENT SUFFERING TRIUMPHANT DEATH RALLY ROUND THE FLAG WESTERN CHAPLAINS SOLDIERs' TESTIMONY EFFECT OF PBAY'ER IN BATTLE — CARRYING THE WOUNDED. CHAPTER XXVI. Pages 331-340. A UNIONIST FROM THE REBEL ARMY HIS TESTIMONY SOUTH- ERN HOSPITALS — PATRIOTISM FEMALE RECRUITING CRINO- LINE — " SWEET LITTLE MAN " CONFEDERATE SYSTEM — NORTH AND SOUTH CONTRASTED REBEL IMPRESSMENT BROTHERS* CRUELTY DYING FOR THE UNION FATE OF A TENNESSEE PATRIOT ON THE MISSISSIPPI — INVISIBLE ATTRACTION — AN IMPORTANT QUESTION MORAL SUBLIMITY CONTRABANDS JUBILEE. CHAPTER XXVII. Pages 341-353. ARRIVAL AT VICKSBURG ITS SURROUNDINGS GRANt's ARMY ASSAULT ON THE REBEL WORKS — THE SEVEN COLOR-BEARERS PEMBERTOn's HARANGUE IN THE TRENCHES — SUFFERINGS OF THE WOUNDED PEMBERTOn's PROPOSED CAPITULATION grant's REPLY TERMS OF SURRENDER OCCUPATION OF THE CITY LOSS OF THE ENEMY COMPLIMENTARY LETTER grant's SUCCESS ATTACHMENT OF HIS SOLDIERS "FIGHTING dick" GOLD LACE REBEL SUFFERINGS — SIGHTS IN VICKSBURG INCIDENTS OF THE SIEGE — CAVE LIFE. CHAPTER XXVIII. Pages 353-362. WESTERN GIBRALTAR — THE "LEAD MINERS " THE PALMETTO EXCHANGED FOR THE STARS AND STRIPES — ENTHUSIASM OF TROOPS SUFFERINGS FORGOTTEN 1 AM ATTACKED BY FEVER UNFIT FOR DUTY " VICKSBURG IS OURS " SPIRIT YEARN- INGS "rock me to SLEEP MOTHER " — IMPOSITION OF STEAMBOAT OFFICERS — GRANt's CARE FOR HIS MEN BURSTING OF A SHELL IN CAMP CONSEQUENCES SPEECH- LESS AGONY 1 AM RELEASED FROM DUTY MY TRIP TO CAIRO MISS MARY SxVFFORD — ARRIVAL AT WASHINGTON. CHAPTER XXIX. Pages 362-373. REVIEW OF HOSPITAL AND CAMP LIFE QUESTIONS ANSWERED BEHIND THE SCENES BLESSED EMPLOYMENT LIVING PAST SCENES OVER AGAIN MY MOST IMPORfANT LABORS — MOTHER AND SON STRANGE POWER OF SYMPATHY HERo's REPOSE OFFICERS AND MEN — THE BRAVEST ARE KINDEST — GENERAL SEDGWICK BATTLE SCENES MR. ALVORd's DESCRIPTION • VOLUNTEER SURGEONS HEART SICKENING SIGHTS AN AWFUL PICTURE — FEMALE NURSES SENTIMENTAL — PATRIOTIC MEDI- CAL DEPARTMENT YOUNG SURGEONS ANECDOTES. CHAPTER XXX. Pages 374-384. |
