Porter, Charles W. A Union Soldier’s Adventures in ‘Bushwhacker Country’: The Journal of Charles W. Porter . . . 3rd Cavalry. Edited by Patrick Brophy. Nevada, : Vernon County Historical Society, 1998.

3rd Wisconsin Cavalry, Co. F Washing, 1 Prisoners, shackles, 2-3 and Bushwhackers, 4 Fort Scott, 5 July 4, alcohol, 6-7 Bushwhacker, guerrilla prisoner, 7 Three guerrillas killed, 9 Foraging, 17 Skirmishing, 19-20 Accidental shooting, 23, 27 Town burnt by James Lane, 24 Soldiers taken prisoner while watering horses, 29 Guns fired, false alarm, heavy rain, 30-31 Snake in his bed, 32-33 Soldier death, 36 Death of officer from wounds, 39 Prairie Grove, 40-42 Sight of battlefield, 41-42 Dripping Springs, 44-46 New Year’s alcohol, 48 John Schofield, hit on head, alcohol, 49-50 Two guerrillas killed, 53 Execution, guerrillas, firing squad, 55-56 Captured guerrilla and discovered cave, 57 Prisoners, oath, 57-58 Alcohol, 59-60 River crossing, horses, 61-63 Chancellorsville news, 64 Guerrillas, 66 Officers, 67 Young woman, sutler’s daughter, 67-68 Fight among two soldiers, 68 Novel reading, 66ff Mud, mule drivers swearing, 72 Alcohol, 73, 80 River crossing, horses, 73 Searching for guerrillas, 77-78 Dance, women, 79 Washing, 81 Alcohol, guerrillas, 84 Women, 85

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Women and food, 87 Food, disease, 88 Hunting guerrillas, 89-90 Attack on guerrilla camp, 93, 97-98 Women, dance, 95 Church service, sermon, 96 Hid in houses waiting for guerillas, flies and mosquitos, 99 Women, 100-1 Hunting, fresh meat, 101 Idleness in camp and rough jokes, 102 Skirmishing with guerrillas, casualties, 103 Church service, sermon, 105 Peaches and women friends, 106 Quantrill, 107, 120 Casualties, 107 Skirmish with guerrillas, 108 Alcohol, 109-110 Typhoid, death, funeral, 111 Robbers, 111-12 Foraging, pigs, 117 Alcohol, 119 Dance, 121, 132 Dinner, women, 121-22 Cleaning the camp, 123 Skirmish with guerrillas, 123-24 Civilians come to sell food in camp, 125 Sabbath activities, swearing, 126-27 Food, sergeant sold soldiers’ rations, 128 Skirmish with guerrillas, 129 Chasing guerrillas, casualties, 133-35 Black camp servants, fight, 135-36 Guerrillas, 139 Spotsylvania Courthouse, 141-42 Hunting guerrillas, 143-44 July 4, 150 Woman friend ill, 151 Black camp servant going to Wisconsin, 152 Ague, 154-55 Quantrill, 157 Fight between citizens about civil law, 157 Women, water, dance, 159 Skirmish with guerrillas, 160 Attack on guerrilla camp, casualties, 161, 164 Troop review, 165 and Missouri, 166ff Women, washing, 167

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Price, Pilot Knob, 167 Alcohol, 169 Westport, 171-72 Sterling Price, 174 Newtonia, casualties, 175-76 Women, 177 Marriage, 178 Discipline, 179 Alcohol, 181 Dance, 182 Alcohol, 185 Skirmish, 188 Lee surrender, 188-89 Lincoln assassination, 189-90

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