Mr. Tubbs' Civil War

by Brandt, Nat

• ISBN13: 9780815603917
• ISBN10: 0815603916
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1996-11-01
• Publisher: Syracuse Univ Pr

Summary

An intimate portrait of the Civil War through letters, written by Union soldiers, to Mr. Charles Tubbs.

Table of Contents

Illustrations	xi	(2)
Acknowledgments	xiii	(2)
Introduction	xv	(6)
The Letter Writers	xxi	(2)
Author's Note	xxiii
Prologue	1	(4)
1861	5	(34)
1. The Call to Arms	5	(13)
2. First Blood	18	(9)
3. Rumors and Recruits	27	(12)
1862	39	(62)
4. Casualties	39	(9)
5. Friends and Enemies	48	(8)
6. Generals	56	(9)
7. On the Offensive at Last	65	(7)
8. "The South"	72	(6)
9. Death in the Afternoon	78	(6)
10. Chance Encounters	84	(8)
11. Ringing Out the Old	92	(9)
1863	101	(40)
12. Emancipation	101	(6)
13. Tourists and Politicians	107	(5)
14. Frustrations	112	(5)
15. Defeat and Disappointment	117	(3)
16. Gettysburg: Two Views	120	(5)
17. Raising the Flag in the South	125	(7)
18. On All Fronts	132	(9)
1864	141	(44)
19. Decision Time	141	(5)
20. A Matter of Viewpoint	146	(8)
21. The Price of Success	154	(4)
22. Politics and Pretense	158	(6)
23. Life of the Mississippi	164	(5)
24. Adventures of a New Recruit	169	(9)
25. The Major Battles in the West	178	(7)
1865	185	(9)
26. "The Bright Sunlight of Peace"	185	(6)
27. Homeward Bound	191	(4)
Epilogue: When the Colors Fade	194	(15)
Appendixes:	209	(6)
A. The Letters	209	(4)
B. A Poem	213	(2)
Notes	215	(20)
Bibliography	235	(4)
Index	239