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 Stonewall Jackson, 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 Jubal Early, 43, 50 Clothes, uniforms, 44-45 Women, 45-46 Richard Ewell, 47-48 George Pickett, 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 Robert Toombs, 53 D. H. Hill, 54 Josiah Gorgas, 55 Peninsula campaign, 56ff Yorktown, 56-57 McClellan, 57 Williamsburg, 58-61 Reception, Jefferson Davis, 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 Edward Porter Alexander, 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 Virginia, 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 Corps, 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 Gettysburg campaign, Stuart, the spy Harrison, 150-56 Battle of Gettysburg, 157-67 Supplies in Pennsylvania, 168-70 Casualties, 171 Robert E. Lee, 173 After Gettysburg, camps in the mountains, 174 Theater in Richmond, 176 Micah Jenkins 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 Tennessee 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, Kentucky plan, 219-20 Currency depreciation, food shortages, food prices, 221-22 Overland campaign, 223ff Grant, 223-25 Wilderness, Longstreet wounded, 226-37 J. B. Kershaw, 228 Lee considered appointing Early, Edward Johnson, 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 Siege of Petersburg, 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 William Mahone, 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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