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The Project Gutenberg eBook, The History of Company A, Second Illinois Cavalry, by Samuel H. Fletcher, et al
Title: The History of Company A, Second Illinois Cavalry
Author: Samuel H. Fletcher
Release Date: March 27, 2011 [eBook #35692]
Language: English
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Major John R. Hotaling
THE
HISTORY
OF
COMPANY A, SECOND
ILLINOIS CAVALRY
By
SAMUEL H. FLETCHER
A MEMBER OF THE COMPANY; IN COLLABORATION WITH
D. H. FLETCHER
AS A
TRIBUTE TO THE MEMORY
OF
THE MEN WHO FOUGHT IN COMPANY A
AND OF RESPECT
TO
ALL WHO STAND FOR
WHAT THEY FOUGHT FOR
THIS BOOK
IS
DEDICATED
BY
THE AUTHORS.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
| Page. | |
| CHAPTER I. | |
| Causes of the war—Slavery, the national issue—Conditions immediately preceding the outbreak—Manifestations of patriotism | 1 |
| CHAPTER II. | |
| Organization and departure—Presentation of the Flag—Address by David B. Dewey—"Nick. Hotaling's Speech"—Capture of a masked battery—Mustered into service—Camp Butler—Fort Massac—Cairo—Bird's Point—Adventure of Harvey James—Paducah and Murray, Kentucky—Releasing imprisoned slaves | 5 |
| CHAPTER III. | |
| Embarcation from Paducah—Instance of official brutality— Capture of Fort Henry—Reconnoitering Fort Donelson—First meeting with Forest's men—Investment of Fort Donelson— McLernand's repulse—Attack by gunboats—Sortie—Grant turns the tide—Surrender by Buckner—Interest of Northern friends—Dr. Gould | 25 |
| CHAPTER IV. | |
| From Donelson to Metal Landing—Rescue from flooded camp— Pittsburg Landing—Grand review—Escort Wallace's men to Crump's Landing—The long-roll—Detailed to bring up Wallace—Hardship of men—Second day's battle—Retreat and pursuit—Dickey's cowardice—Charge against Forest's men—Pathetic incidents | 45 |
| CHAPTER V. | |
| The Corinth campaign—General Halleck—Manifestation of caution—"Better to retreat than to fight"—Spade-brigade —Elaborate fortifications—Battle of Davis' Bridge on the Hatchie River—Bolivar—Death of Colonel Hogg—Water Valley—Fight at Holly Springs—Cowardice of Colonel Murphy—Foraging | 59 |
| CHAPTER VI. | |
| The final Vicksburg campaign—Situation at and around Vicksburg—Memphis—Lake Providence—Digging the canal— Cutting levee—Running batteries—March through swamps —Grand Gulf—Feint by Sherman—Battle of Port Gibson— Death of McCorkle—Battles of Raymond and Jackson— Champion Hill—Casler and his "Base of Supplies"—Battle of Black River Bridge—Investment of Vicksburg—Grant —the "Silent"—the Invincible | 77 |
| CHAPTER VII. | |
| The siege of Vicksburg—The assault—Logan's Headquarters —The "Bull-pen"—"Boyce's Battery"—Scouting—The mine— The surrender—Phelps appropriates General Buckner's capitulation papers—Significance of the victory—Credit due to Grant | 99 |
| CHAPTER VIII. | |
| Department of the Gulf—New Orleans—How Official Dignity was Vindicated by a Cat o'nine-tails—New Iberia— Vermillionville—Chain-Vidette—"Bower's Charge"—How Ed. Baker won his spurs—Repulse of Generals Lucas and Franklin—Improvised Cavalry—Death of Crosby— Superior arms of Confederates—Brilliant capture of Confederate detachment—Commended by general order— Outrage committed by Banks and Franklin in confiscating horses—Cowardly manner of its perpetration—Re-enlistment —Veteran furlough—Return to the front | 113 |
| CHAPTER IX. | |
| The Red River Expedition—Death of Colonel Mudd—How Colonel Marsh held the line—Fighting Guerrillas—"Alton Hell-Hounds"—Their remedy for picket shooting—Incidents at Clinton, Louisiana—Colored wards and the River Jordan —Dash upon Liberty, Mississippi—Capture of Confederate officers—Chivalry of prisoners and captors—How a Confederate Captain "made good" |