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1 Upton, Emory. Correspondence of Major General Emory Upton, Volume I, 1857-1875. Edited by Salvatore G. Cilella Jr. Knoxvill Upton, Emory. Correspondence of Major General Emory Upton, Volume I, 1857-1875. Edited by Salvatore G. Cilella Jr. Knoxville: University of Tennessee Press, 2017. 4th United Artillery 121st New York Infantry Religion, worries about the times and popular passions, 13-14 His profession and West Point, 14-15 Prince of Wales, 17 Bishop McIlwaine, sermon, 17 His family life growing up, 18-19 Secession, South Carolina, 19-20 Secession of Southern Carolina, likely war, Buchanan, Lincoln, 22 Confident about whipping Confederate easily, 22 Southerners, secession, coercion, 23 Secession, war, coercion, 23-24 Fort Sumter, possible withdrawal of troops, 27-28 Northern doughfaces, passivity in North while southerners, Jefferson Davis, 29 Applauds government’s firm policy and expects attack on Sumter, 30 Pickens and Sumter, thinks the war has begun, 31 Ready to serve country, horrors of war, 32 Fort Sumter, not sure how he is to graduate from West Point, 32-34 Philadelphia home guards, 37 Photographs, 39 Troops arriving in Washington, 40 War will be desperate but victorious, 41 Seward. 41 McDowell, his release from arrest, 43 First Bull Run, 51 Picket firing, 52 Various young women, 53 Disgraceful. Destructive behavior of troops, 57 Slavery, Washington, 62 New battery command, 63-64 Bull Run, Owen Lovejoy, 65-66 Mud, 67 Army close Richmond, opinion divided on what Confederates will do, 70-71 Artillery, Antietam, wounded soldiers, 71-72 Details on various soldiers under his command, 75-76 Complaints about a surgeon, 78-79 Women’s aid society, 80 Discipline of corporals for dereliction of duty on picket, 82-83 Fredericksburg and problems in Washington, 84 Deserter, 84-85 AWOL officers, 85-86 Deserters, 87 Corruption surgeon, 88-89 1 Horses, forage, 90 Recommendations for promotions, 91-93 Salem Church, Chancellorsville, 94-96 Chancellorsville wounded, 97, 101 Promotions for gallantry, Chancellorsville, 99 Gettysburg, 103-6 Heat, 106 Mosby, 106 On strategy in eastern and western theaters, Rosecrans, 107 Officer promotions, 109 Deserters, 111-12 Haversacks, rations, 112 Generals, Meade, quality of American soldiers, 113-14 Rappahannock Station, 115-21 Anticipating a terrible battle soon, 122 Recruiting, 123 Officer promotions, 124-27 Grant and army reorganization, 127 Recommends his brother not enlist, 128 Seeks promotion, discouraged, 130-33 Grant, coming campaign, 132 Overland campaign, 136ff Promotions for gallantry, 136 Terrible fighting, confidence in Grant, 137 Spotsylvania courthouse, generalship, 138 Report on overland campaign, 140-52 Cold Harbor, generalship, 152 Spotsylvania Courthouse, 153-60 Promotion, 160 Bad generalship, 162-63 Praise for 5th Maine Infantry, 165-66 Promotions, 166-67 His regiment helped save Washington from Jubal Early, 168 1864 Valley campaign, 169 Petersburg, Crater, 170 Winchester, 171-73 Opequon, 175 Colonel Oliver Edwards, Spotsylvania Courthouse, 189 Wilson’s raid, 191-92 2 .
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