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1 Brown, Campbell. Campbell Brown's Civil War: with Ewell and the Army Brown, Campbell. Campbell Brown’s Civil War: With Ewell and the Army of Northern Virginia. Edited by Terry L. Jones. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 2001. Aide to General Ewell First Manassas, 21ff Secession, debate, 17-19 Enlistment, 20 General Richard S. Ewell, 27ff Eagerness for first battle, 26 Beauregard, 29 Dead and wounded, 31-32 Alcohol, Confederates of doubtful loyalty, 32-33 Scout, spy, 41 Yellowjackets, 42 Cary sister, 42-43 Alcohol, 43-44 Alcohol, discipline, 46-47 Joseph Johnston, 48-52 Bible, Christian soldiers, chaplain, 52 Prayer meetings, 54-55 Beauregard, Longstreet, 45 Division and brigades, 57ff Stonewall Jackson resignation, 67-68 Conscription, bounty, 67-69 Fort Pulaski, 73 Beauregard, 73-74 Letters, 76 1862 Valley campaign, 78 Division efficiency, 79 Stonewall Jackson and Garnett, 82-83 Front Royal, 85-86 Port Republic, Cross Keys, 94ff Wounded, 99, 102 Port Republic, 106ff Ewell, 108 Cross Keys, 108-9 Seven Days, 112-35 Stonewall Jackson, 114-15 Alcohol, officer killed, 117 Gaines’s Mill, 116-20 Savage Station, 120-21 Water, 121 White Oak Swamp, 121-22 Frayser’s Farm, Glendale, 122-23 Gunboat shelling, 124-25 Stonewall Jackson, narrow escape, 125 1 Malvern Hill, 126-30 McClellan, 130 Jackson and Longstreet, 131 Casualties, 131-32 Cedar Mountain, 138-40 Joseph Johnston, strategy, 141-43 Jefferson Davis, 142-43 Second Manassas, Bull Run, 143 Ewell wounded, 156-58 Isham Harris, Spring Hill, John Bell Hood, Cheatham, 164-72 Joseph Johnston, 177 Railroad accident, 177-78 Cipher messages, 179-80 John C. Pemberton, 181-82 Fremantle, 185 Army of Northern Virginia condition, 188-89 Brandy Station, 180 John Minor Botts, 190 Jubal Early, 194 Gettysburg campaign, 194ff Horse crossing, 194 Clothes for Stonewall Jackson, 196 Alcohol, 201-3 Robert E. Lee and Jeb Stuart, 205 July 1, 206ff Defends Ewell against Jubal Early, 210-12 July 2, 215-22 Lee and Longstreet, 216 July, 222-24 Dead on the Gettysburg battlefield, 224-25 Morale, 225 Retreat from Gettysburg, 226-27 Clothing and food prices, 228-29 Bristoe Station, 237ff Eating, 238 Ewell and Early, 239 Yankee destruction, 240 Lizinkia Ewell, 243 Overland campaign, 247ff Wilderness, 247-48 Spotsylvania Courthouse, 253-55 Ewell and horse, 258 Casualties, 258 Jubal Early and corps command, 261 Early and David Hunter, 261 Defense of Richmond, 266-72 2 Confederate black troops, 277 Evacuation of Richmond, 279 Sayler’s Creek, 280 William Nelson Pendleton, end of war, 282-83 Prisoner of war, 284-99 Joseph Johnston and Jefferson Davis, John Bell Hood, 301-4 Sherman and Johnston, 304-5 Bentonville, 306-9 Defense of Ewell, 311-15 Black confederate troops, Davis, 315-20 Gettysburg, 320-34 First Manassas, Bull Run, 357-59 Details on Division, 359-66 Front Royal, 366-67 Winchester, 367-69 Harrisonburg and Ashby death, 370-71 Cross Keys, 371-72 Port Republic, 372-73 Gaines’s Mill, 373-75 Peninsula campaign, Malvern Hill, 375-77 Cedar Mountain, 377-79 Confederate code, 379-80 Gettysburg diary, 380-90 3 .
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