Lane, Mills. "Dear Mother: Don't grieve about me. If I get killed, I'll only be dead." Letters from Georgia Soldiers in the Civil War. Savannah, Ga.: Beehive Press, 1990.

Fort Pulaski, brandy, food, 1 Joseph E. Brown, 2 Confederacy, , 2 William H. Seward and Europe, 2 Soldier food and duties, 2 Southern magazines and periodicals, 4 Call to duty to leave home, defend sisters and mothers, asks consent to enlist, 5-6 Soldier duty in Florida, 6 Decision to enlist, permission, eager college students, UNC, 6-7 Duty, confidence, determination to fight, 7 Equipment, officers, food, 9 Discipline, prison, 9 Reluctant volunteers, need for conscription, 10-11 Home guards, unionists, 10-11 Soldier life, 11 Virginians treat soldiers well, songs, women, 13-14 secession vote, 14 Richmond described, 13 Norfolk, Big Bethel, 17 Husband and wife should be brave, 17 Water, 18 Soldier duty, tries to convince wife, 19 Food, 19 March, Yankee prisoners, 22 Food, patriotism, 24 Rich Mountain, 24-26 Nothing to eat, 24-26 Death of General Garnett, 26 Daily routine, cooking, 26 First Manassas, 28, 31 In Richmond, Jefferson Davis, 31 East Tennessee Unionists, blacks, , 31 First Manassas, Bernard Bee, 34-35 First Manssass, 36-39 Dead on the battlefield, 36-37 Measles, 38 Congressman Ely a prisoner, 40 Train, railroad, baggage, lazy men, 41 Women greet and feed soldiers, 41 Furlough, 42 Women greet soldiers, 42 Food and measles, 44 Measles, 48

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Tells wife of pretty girl he saw, 48 Yankee observation balloon, 48 Duty, 48 Food, cooking, 49 Clothes, 50-51 Thoughts of death before battle, assurance of faith, 51 Manassas, dead comrade, 52 Women entertain soldier, cakes, 53 Cheat Mountain, 54-55 Food, mess, cooking, 57 Woman sewing for soldiers, 59 Marching, 59 Soldier detained for taking apples, 61 Guard duty, 62 Military funeral and burial, Catholic, 62 Western Virginia campaign, 64- Death from friendly fire, 65 Near Washington, picketing, picket firing, 67-68 Fraternization and trading, 68 Marching and mud, 71-72 Thoughts about home and battle, 74 Measles, death, 75 Rosecrans, Lee, western Virginia, 76 Duty, wife should prepare for his death and prepare for her own, 78 Destruction of Unionist property, western Virginia, 78-79 Duty, 79 Food, cooking, 79 Father's advice to children, 80-81 Measles, 81 Duty, liberty, 82 Soldier motive, duty, evil enemy, 84\ Drill and daily routine, 84 Yankee ambush, 86-87 Illness, care by a woman, 87 Describes soldier life for sons, good and bad soldiers, 89 Nature of camp life and amusements, 95 Fort Henry and Donelson, 95 Confederate morale, need for men, stay at homes, 95-96 Fort Pulaski, 96-97, 107, 111-14 Duty to country and disobedience of parents, artillery, 98-101 Soldiers building batteries, 101 College students and conscription, 103 Monitor and Merrimack, 104-6 Execution of man for murder, 107-9 Prisoners, 111 Cowardice, 115-16

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Yorktown, 116-17 Conscription, 117 Sick soldier, hospital, 118 Battle at Williamsburg, 119 , 120-21 , war deaths, 121 Yorktown, Williamsburg, 122-24 North , 125ff Western Yankees and slavery, 126 Huntsville, 127 Conscription, substitute, desertion, 128 Seven Pines, 130-31 Command problems with officers and men, 132 Corinth, evacuation, 132 Jackson's Valley campaign, 133-34 Meeting of a mother with her soldier son, 134 Peninsula, Chickahominy, 134-36, 154 Slave fearful of shooting, 136, 141-42 Fraternization, 136 Conflict with officers over fly tent, swearing, 137-39 , 139-67, 171-73 Under fire, 142 Confederate plans, 143 Results of Seven Days, liberty, confidence, 148 How soldiers stood the battle, 148 Dead and wounded, 150 Broken box, 153 Yankee dead and wounded, 157 Dead and wounded, 158 Sight of dead and wounded, 160-61 Women and sight of a battlefield, 161 Women, 161 Supplies being burned on Peninsula, 163 Slave stripping Yankee dead, 163 Wound described, 169 Marching, 173-76 Digging trenches, 176-77 Dog stays with dead soldier at Gaines' Mill, 177 Yankee morale, 177 Women and soldiers, 177-79 Soldier food, 179 Extortion, food prices, 179-80 Deserter shooting, 180-81 Poor food, rations, 181 Needs information on animals and crops, 181 Soldier, train accident, foot crushed, cared for by women, in love, 182-84

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Antietam, 184-93 Food, motivation, Confederate cause, 185 Wounded comrade, dying, 186-90 Deserter, 194 Bragg's Kentucky campaign, 194- Food, 195 Fredericksburg, 195-210 Women fleeing Lincoln's minions, 206 Destruction in Virginia countryside, 206 Signs of peace in the North, 207 Burial of Union dead, 208 Subscriptions for Fredericksburg refugees, 208 Box, 211 Stones River, Murfreesboro, 212 Prisoners, 212 Winter quarters, chimney, 214 Seven Days, 215 Second Manassas, 216 Antietam, 217 Fredericksburg 217-18 Furlough, deserter, 218 Poor food, short rations, 219 Tent, 219 Value of home, 219 Sutler profits and prices, 220 Snowball fight, 220-21 Endurance of Confederate soldier, 222 Foreign recognition of the Confederacy, 222 Vicksburg, 222 Richmond Bread Riot, food prices in Richmond, 223 Vicksburg, Port Gibson, 224 Vicksburg, 226 Religion, 226 Son in Petersburg hospital, 226 Chancellorsville, 227- Wounding of , 232 Boots, 233 Shoes, 234 Robert E. Lee, described, 238 Death of Stonewall Jackson, 240 Alcohol, Drunken dance, 242-44 , 245-46, 249-51 Fight Grant's army after Vicksburg, 247-48 Salt, food, 249 Food, Tobacco, 246 Charleston, Morris Island, Yankee bombardment, 251-54

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Fighting at Jackson Mississippi, Johnston, 254- Confederate misbehavior, stealing, killing animals, 257 Food, Women in Pennsylvania, 258 Desertions, 258 War hopeless without foreign intervention, 258 Pennsylvanians faring well, wished all slaves were in Africa, length of war, 258 Death brother from typhoid, 259 Charleston, Yankees, , women, Germans, and Jews flee, 262-65 Execution of officer for encouraging deserters, 263-64 Charleston, Yankee bombardment, Fort Moultrie, 267 Chickamauga, 271-76 , 272 Movement of Longstreet's corps, few rations, 272-73 Accidental shooting, 276-77 Coat. 277 Visit of Jefferson Davis to Savannah, 277-78 Chattanooga, Lookout Mountain, 280- Retreat and morale, 280-81 Furlough, 282 Women give ball for soldiers, 283 Morale, possible length of war, 284 , Johnston, 284-85 Morale, 285 Snowball fight, 285, 287-88 Chasing escaped Yankee prisoners, 288 Religious advice to children, heaven and hell, 289-90 , 290- Wounded, Yankee hospital, 290 Black soldiers, 345 Atlanta campaign, 292-93, 295-96, 298, 303-15 Resaca, 292-93 Dying soldier, 293-95 Spotsylvania, Cold Harbor, 296-98 Sherman intentions, 298 Hardee, swearing, 298 Desertions, 299-300 Morale, 299-300 Food, 300 Death of brother from wounded, 300-2 Morale in Lee's army, 302 Hospital, wound, furlough, 303 Joe Johnston, 303 Morale, wrong in the war, desertions, giving up, 303-4 Kennesaw Mountain, 304-8 Bible stopping bullet, 308 Experience of battle, 309

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Yankees flanking Confederates, driving them back toward Atlanta, 312 Fears that God has turned against the Confederacy, 312 Fraternization and taunting, 313 Johnston and Sherman, 313-14 Box, 314 Food, vegetables, 314 Desertion, 315 Governor Brown has called out militia, 315 Petersburg, death of sons, burial, 315 Atlanta campaign, Johnston, Hood, 316-27 Washing clothes, longs to see his wife, 318 Destruction and looting of Atlanta, 321 Disappointed with Georgians response to Yankee invasion, 323 Wound described, hospital, 323-24, 328-29 Fear of raiders in Georgia, 323-24 Mortal head wound of a comrade, death, 324 Petersburg, 327 Andersonville prisoners, 327 Slaves, obedience, rations, 329 Wounded, Washington hospital, 329-31 Atlanta, rumors of armistice, 331 Amputation, 331-32 Dreams of sex with wife, prostitution, 332 Wounded man, amputation, 332 Yankee depredations, hatred of Yankees, 333-34 Petersburg, 336-37 Inadequate news from Georgia and government censorship, 336 Sherman in Georgia, 336-38 Length of war, home, 338 Shoes, 339 Fraternization, 339 Union meeting in Savannah, 341 War hopeless, desertions, slaves will be free, 341 Camp routine, 341 People determined to save their property, Unionists, 341 Petersburg, railroad journey back to Petersburg, 342-44 conference, 344 Robert E. Lee in full uniform, 344 Peace negotiations, only hope is in fight, 344-45 Hampton Roads conference, future of slavery, black soldiers, 345 Rumor of England and France diplomatically recognizing the Confederacy, 345 Bentonville, 347 Petersburg evacuation, 348 Taken prisoner, 348-49 Oath, 349 Saylor's Creek, 351

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Lincoln assassination, 353 Parole, 353

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