Buell, Augustus. “The Cannoneer.” Recollections of Service in the Army of the Potomac. Washington: National Tribune, 1890.

4th Artillery Regular artillery, history, Battery B, 11-16 Weapons, officers, organization, cannon, 17-23 Officers, 23-27 Camp layout, 27-28 Second Bull Run, 29-31 Antietam campaign, casualties, 31-43 McClellan, 41-42 Fredericksburg, artillery in the battle, casualties, 44-47 Characters in the battery, 48 Hooker, soldiers and generals, 49 Artillery organization, 51 Chancellorsville, 51-53 Amateur opera, 53-54 Artillery organization, 56-59 Demoralization, criticism of McClellan and Hooker, 60-61 March to Gettysburg, 61-64 Gettysburg, railroad cut, 64-100 Review of Gettysburg, numbers and losses, 101-118 Defends Meade on pursuit of Lee, 118, 122-23 Gettysburg after the battle, 120-21 Badly wounded horse, 121 Going over an old battlefield, Groveton, 124 Alcohol, 126 Young men in the battery, 126-28, 132 Foraging, fight, 128 Sutler wagon tips over, 128 Losses in the battery, 129 Raids on sutlers and rambunctious behavior, 131 Bristoe Station, 133 Scout, information about Confederate supplies, 134-35 Changes in artillery organization, 135-36 Winter quarters, On to Richmond editors, 137 Deserters, executions, 138-141 Hazing, 142 Army of the Potomac, veterans, 143 Fifth , artillery, 143-52 West Point men, 148 Better discipline, Grant, 152-55 Crossing the Rapidan, veterans, spring campaign, 155-57 , 158ff Wilderness, 158-75 Spotsylvania Courthouse, 177-199

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Sedgwick death, 184 Discipline, insubordination, 198 Discipline, fighting among enlisted men, 200-1 North Anna River, 202-5 Soldier death, 204 Sharpshooting, 205 Cold Harbor, Bethesda Church, casualties, 206-222 Bugler, 217 Thankless artillery service, 222-23 Summary of overland campaign, casualties, 223-29 Crossing the James River, 229 Petersburg, 229ff , 234ff Earthworks, under fire, 235-41 Skirmishing early July, 241-44 Newspaper controversy, 244-45 Soldier pay, 245 Railroad, 247 Conscription and bounty men, 248 Meade’s energy, 249-50 Exchange of fire between forts, fraternization, 250-52 Extensive Union operations and resources, 252 Cattle, 252-53 Shelter tents, under fire, 254 Fifth Corps operations, extending the lines, 255-57 Chapel, 257, 260-61 Engineers, 259-60 Detailed to City Point, ammunition, 262 Detached to Washington, 263ff Roster of Battery M, 265-66 Contraband camp, former slaves, 269-71 Fort Stevens, Lincoln, 271-73 Boxing match, 274-76 1864 Valley campaign, 276ff Opequan, 277 Fisher’s Hill, 279-80 Destruction in the Valley, women and children, 281 Cedar Creek, 282-309 Ordered back to Petersburg, 310 Lincoln, 311 City Point, 312 Battery reorganized, 314-16 Discipline, 317 Mail carrier stealing letters, 318 Charles Griffin and his generals, 320-22 Ammunition wharf, 323

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Fort Fisher, sea voyage, 324-333 Fifth Corps victories, 335ff Recruits in first battle, 339 John Mitchell, 340-41 Five Forks, 341-53 White Oak Road, 346 Relief of Gouverneur Warren, 347-59 Sheridan and Griffin, 353-54 Appomattox, 369-84 Richmond, 385

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