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| Acknowledgments | 7 | (2) | |
| Abbreviations | 9 | (2) | |
| Introduction | 11 | (28) | |
| One 'Initiated into the mysteries of a soldier's life' | 39 | (36) | |
| Two 'If you love your country, aim low - aim well' | 75 | (30) | |
| Three 'Men who could make such a charge could storm Hell and take the Devil by surprise' | 105 | (20) | |
| Four 'One of our fiercest tiger yells had the desired effect' | 125 | (14) | |
| Five 'Reading sermons in stones and sending our prayers on bullet wings' | 139 | (21) | |
| Six 'If the 125th can go no further, there is no use in trying' | 160 | (24) | |
| Seven 'Fighting with cold steel and clubbed muskets' | 184 | (17) | |
| Eight 'General Opdycke, I have the honor of presenting to you this flag' | 201 | (11) | |
| Nine 'Those true feelings that actuate the hearts of Americans' | 212 | (12) | |
| Postscript | 224 | (7) | |
| Appendix | 231 | (48) | |
| Bibliography | 279 | (4) | |
| Index | 283 |
