Johhny Reb & Billy Yank by Alexander Hunter 1905

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Johnny Reb & Billy Yank
By Alexander Hunter, 1905
Illustrated by Harold Macdonald & R.O. Tolman
730 pages, Illustrated, Indexed, Searchable
- Bonus Book -
Detailed Minutae
Of Soldier Life
Army of Northern Virginia, C.S.A.
By Carlton McCarthy, 1899
258 Pages, indexed, searchable
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"This is an amazing story well told. Make no mistake, Alexander Hunter was a first rate combat soldier, constantly in the thick of things and singled out
for individual bravery on a number of occasions. His combat experiences leaves one breathless and, as a private in the ranks, he makes significant
observations the majority of historians fail to appreciate"
There were thousands of soldiers on both sides during the Civil War, who, at the beginning, started to keep a diary of daily events, but those who kept a record
from start to finish can be counted on the fingers of one hand. I was so fortunate as to save most of my notes made during the four years of conflict, and in
1865, having no fixed pursuit in life, I spent most of the time in arranging and writing up these incidents of camp life while fresh in my memory.
I have given in these pages veracious account of the life of a soldier in Lee's army. The public have been surfeited with war literature. There is hardly a
prominent officer North or South who has not rushed into print at every available opportunity; yet no officer high in rank dared write the exact truth, for
the reason he has the feelings, the self-love and the reputations of those who served under him to consider.
A private in the ranks, who has learned something of the art of war through tough experience in two branches of the service, should be able to
write understandingly of that internecine conflict which rocked America like an earthquake.
At least he can afford to tell the truth as to what he saw, heard and thought without fear or favor. And above all, a private in the ranks, having
no grievance, can be fair and just.
In those days "Johnny Reb" and "Billy Yank" were good comrades when off duty. They had a profound respect for each other, and, as Bulwer says,
"It is astonishing how much we like a man after fighting him."
CONTENTS PART I 1. The Rising- of the Curtain, 13 11. The Prompter's Bell, 16 III. Life in the Barracks, 20 IV. Public Opinion on both Sides 32 V. The First Retreat, 36 VI. Breaking in the Volunteers, 42 VII. Bull Run, 49 VIII. From Bull Run to Washington is but Twenty-six Miles, 66 IX. Camp ''No Camp," 70 X. The Ghost of Chantilly, 83 XI. Winter Quarters, 97 XII. The Retreat, 99 XIII. In the Trenches at Yorktown, 103 XIV. Sharpshooters and Sharpshooters, 109 XV. The Fat and Lean of a Soldier's Life, 112 XVI. "Running the Block," 121 XVII. The Battle of Seven Pines, 126 XVIII. The Next Day, 146 XIX. Richmond After the Battle, 155 XX. A Breathing Spell, 159 XXI. Hot Times Around Richmond, 166 XXII. The Battle of Frazier's Farm, 179 XXIII. Sights and Scenes in Prison, 192 XXIV. Prison Life at Fort Warren, 205 XXV. Back in Old Virginia, 22^ XXVI. The Advance, 228 XXVII. The Second Manassas, 238 XXVIII. The Wreckage After the Storm, 256 XXIX. Into Maryland, 266 XXX. The Campaign Outlined 275 XXXI. The Battle of Sharpsburg 283 XXXII. Paroled, 301 XXXIII. Fredericksburg, 313 XXXIV. The Confederate States of America, 324 XXXV. A Long Rest, 326 XXXVI. Hood's Men Visit the Theatre, 334 XXXVII. The Bivouac at Petersburg, 341 XXXVIII. In the Hospital, 345 XXXIX. Chancellorsville, 352 XL. The Pillar of the Confederacy Falls, 361 XLI. After Chancellorsville, 372 PART II. I. In the Cavalry, 377 II. Gettysburg, 381 III. The Black Horse Cavalry, 418 IV. A Dusty Camp, 424 V. On Picket, 429 VI. The Hon. John Minor Botts, 433 VII. Hard Times, 439 VIII. Within the Enemy's Lines, 443 IX. Captured, 449 X. The First Escape, -. . 458 XL Crossing the Potomac on a Raft, 467 XII. Recaptured, 478 XIII. The Second Escape, 487 XIV. Captured Again, 499 XV. Sir John's Run, 506 XVI. The Third Escape, 510 . XVII. A Little Repose, 517 XVIII. On the Fishing Shore, 523 XIX. The Battle of the Wilderness, 528 XX. The Battle Continued, 541 XXI. The Rear Guard of the Grand Army, 550 XXII. Off Duty, 555 XXIII. Private Lambert's Shot, 568 XXIV. A Typical Virginia Plantation 578 XXV. The Capital in the Dog Days, 586 XXVI. The Soldier's Home 598 XXVII. Enacting the Role of Jack Shepherd, 605 XXVIII. En Route, 608 XXIX. On a Horse Raid, 611 XXX. On the Watch 617 XXXI. A Dashing Ride, 624 XXXII. An Ail-Night Journey, 631 XXXIII. The Peace Conference, 636 XXXIV. "The Debatable Land," 642 XXXV. Disaster and Defeat in the Valley, 648 XXXVI. Famine, 661 XXXVII. An Old Virginia Farmer in 1864, 666 XXXVIII. How Captain John N. Meigs Was Killed, 670 XXXIX. A Scouting Adventure, 674 XL. Shadows, 680 XLI. The Last Act, 688 XLII. The Curtain Falls, 706 XLIII. The Why and the Wherefore, 711
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