Alexander, Edward Porter. Fighting for the Confederacy: The Personal Recollections of General Edward Porter Alexander. Edited by Gary W. Gallagher. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1989.

Sectional conflict, West Point, 3-9 Utah, 9-13 West Point, 13-16 Fort Steilcoom, 16-21 Return to Georgia, 21-36 Richmond, 37fff Bull Run, Manassas, 39-59 Wilber McLean, 46-47 Joseph Johnston, 48-49 Chief of ordnance, 60ff Battle flag, 64 Signal corps, 66 Spy, 66ff Toombs, 73 Peninsula campaign, 74-76 Seven Pines, Fair Oaks, 82-88 Joseph C. Ives, 89-91 Robert E. Lee, 91-83 Seven Day, Jackson, Longstreet, D. H. Hill, 94-120 Providence and Jackson, 96-97 Artillery, 105 Second Manassas, Bull Run, Pope, Fitz John Porter, 122-37 Antietam campaign, 138-54 Frederick, Maryland, 139-46 Lee humor, 156-57 Jackson and Maxcy Gregg, 157-58 Stephen Dill Lee, 159 Officers in artillery battalion, 160-65 McClellan, 166 Fredericksburg, 167-85 Artillery, 168-69 German soldier, 184-85 Christmas, 187 Winter quarters, 299 Slave woman and horse, 188 Mud March, 189 Peddler, alcohol, 189 Suffolk, 190 Court martial, deserter, execution sentence, escape, 191-93 Chancellorsville, 194-218 Gettysburg, 219ff Interior lines, 219

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Longstreet, Lee strategy, 220ff Gettysburg, 221-66 Alcohol, 223 Discipline, 224 Citizen arrested, horse, 224-25 Milroy, oath, 227 Jeb Stuart, 227ff Camp slave, alcohol, 229 Retreat from Gettysburg, 267-75 Review of Gettysburg, 275-83 Changing war, 285 Railroad journey, 286-87 Chickamauga, Bragg, Polk, 287-99 Longstreet, Knoxville 302, 313-36 Ciphers, 303-4 Chattanooga, 304 Bragg, 307-9 Furlough, 334 Stuart, 366 Overland campaign, 338ff Mine Run, 345 Prisoner exchange, 347 Wilderness, 349-63 Richard Anderson, 365 Spotsylvania Courthouse, 366-86 North Anna River, 387ff Beauregard and Butler, 392 Drewry’s Bluff, 395 Hanover Junction, Toponomy, 395-97 Cold Harbor, 398-412 Sharpshooting, 412 High tide of the war, 415 Gold prices, 417 Jefferson Davis, peace negotiation, 433-34 Siege of Petersburg, 435ff Mortars, 435-36 et passim Washington defenses, 438-39 Sharpshooter truce, 442 Hand grenades, 443 Petersburg, mine, crater, 449-67 Deep Bottom, 452 Johnston removal, 468-69 Defensive lines, 474-78 Fort Harrison, Lee, Darbytown Road, 479-84 Hatcher’s Run, 491-92 Hampton Roads, 502

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Sherman and Columbia, 505-6 Defense of Richmond, 512 Fall of Richmond, 514ff Torpedoes, 517 Amelia Courthouse, 520 Appomattox, 528-44 Lincoln assassination, 547

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