Sorrel, G. Moxley. Recollections of the a Confederate Staff Officer. Edited by Bell Irvin Wiley. Jackson, Tenn.: McCowat-Mercer Press, 1958.

Family background, 13-14 Early service in Georgia, Savannah, 14-15 Beauregard’s army near Manassas, Thomas Jordan, 15-16 Becomes staff officer for Longstreet, 17-18 Joseph Johnston, 19 Jeb Stuart, 19 Manassas, 20-22 , 22-23 Second Manassas, 24 Longstreet, officer appointment, 25-26 Soldier pay, 26 8th Georgia Infantry, 27 Centreville, reorganization, 28ff John W. Fairfax, 29-30 Thomas Walton, 30 Theater company, 30-31 Longstreet personality, scarlet fever killed three children, 31-32 Sleigh ride, 32-34 Clothes, Confederate suits, 36 Saw dead Federal on Manassas battlefield, an old friend, 36-37 William Howard Russell, 37ff French princes and Seward, 38-39 Horses, 39-40 , 43, 50 Clothes, uniforms, 44-45 Women, 45-46 Richard Ewell, 47-48 , 48-49 Richard H. Anderson, 49 Earl Van Dorn, 49 Gustavus W. Smith, 39-50 General D. R. “Neighbor” Jones, 50 Music, Lorena, Maryland, My Maryland, Van Dorn, 51 Joseph E. Brown, equipment for the soldiers, 52 , 53 D. H. Hill, 54 Josiah Gorgas, 55 , 56ff Yorktown, 56-57 McClellan, 57 Williamsburg, 58-61 Reception, , Judah P. Benjamin, 62-64 Seven Pines, Fair Oaks, Joseph Johnston, Gustavus Smith, Thomas Walton, 64-66

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Robert E. Lee, 67-68 Lee’s staff, 68 , 70 W. W. Mackall, 71-73 Fort Warren, 73 Seven Days, Stonewall Jackson, Frayer’s Farm, Malvern Hill, 73-78 Reports of performance of divisions, Seven Days, Richmond Examiner, Longstreet, A. P. Hill, 79-84 Horses, 84 Reading material, novels, Les Miserables, 85 Gambling, Lee, Longstreet, 86 Religion in the Army of Northern , 87-88 Food, 88 Cedar Mountain, Charles Winder, D. R. Jones, N. G. Evans, 89 Spy, execution, hanging, 89-90 Second Manassas, Bull Run, Cadmus Wilcox, N. G. Evans, John Pope, Toombs, 90-95 Toombs, Benning, 96 Lee’s accident, fall, 96-97 Longstreet foot injury, 97 Antietam campaign, D. H. Hill, A. P. Hill, Toombs, 98-112 Swearing, 107 Morale, 113-14 Wilseley, Lawley and Vizetelly visited the army, dinner, 115-17, 119-20 Staff of First , 117-18 McClellan and Burnside, 122 Fredericksburg, marching, bad weather, John B. Hood, 123-35 The dead from Fredericksburg, burial truce, 136-40 Expedition for supplies, Suffolk, Pickett, 144-47 Confederate spy Harrison, 147-48 Chancellorsville, Anderson and McLaws, 148-49 , Stuart, the spy Harrison, 150-56 , 157-67 Supplies in , 168-70 Casualties, 171 Robert E. Lee, 173 After Gettysburg, camps in the mountains, 174 Theater in Richmond, 176 problems with E. M. Law, Longstreet, 177-78 Longstreet to Georgia, troops transported by railroad, Quartermaster A. R. Lawton, 179-82 Chickamauga, 183-89 Chattanooga, opposition to Bragg, Jefferson Davis visit, Longstreet, Cheatham, Hill, Cleburne, Stewart, W. W. Mackall, 190-93 Forrest, 194-95 Vizetelly, 195 Visit of Jefferson Davis, 196-98 East Campaign, Wheeler, railroad, 199-207

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Bean’s Station, 208 Longstreet and McLaws, Evander Law, 209-210 Acts of brutality against Unionists, evil men on both sides, deserters in mountains, 211-14 Furlough in Savannah, 215-17 Longstreet and Schofield, possible peace, 217-18 Andrew Johnson house, Goree, 218-19 Longstreet, Johnston, Lee, Bragg called to Richmond, plan, 219-20 Currency depreciation, food shortages, food prices, 221-22 , 223ff Grant, 223-25 Wilderness, Longstreet wounded, 226-37 J. B. Kershaw, 228 Lee considered appointing Early, , or Richard Anderson in temporary corps command, 238-39 Spotsylvania Courthouse, 240-43 Death of Stuart, 243-44 Cold Harbor, 245-47 Artillery fire, 247 Wade Hampton, 249-50 , 250ff Robert E. Lee, 252-53 Fort Gilmer, Black soldiers, 253 Lee and horses, 255 Richard Ewell, 255-56 Petersburg Crater, 258-59 Fraternization, trading tobacco for coffee, 259-60 Edward Porter Alexander wounded, 260-61 Longstreet returns to the corps, right arm paralyzed, 262 A. P. Hill, 264 , 264-65 3rd Georgia, Robert E. Lee, 266-67 Need for field officers, 267-68 Officer ration, food, 269 Christmas 1864, 269-70 Boots lost, 271-72 Hatcher’s Run, 272-73 Wounded, 273 David Hunter, 274-75 McNeil capture of General Crook, 275 Appomattox, 276 Shoes, 277 Occupied Richmond, oath, 277-78 Boat travel, 278 Dispatches, December 1863, McLaws, 281-82 Hatcher’s Run, sketch of Sorrel, wounded, 283-85 Wilderness, 285-91

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Lee and Grant, Appomattox, 298-303 Obituary of Sorrel, 304-308 Comments on Sorrel and his book, 308-11

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