Spear, Ellis. The Civil War Recollections of General Ellis Spear. Edited by Abbott Spear, Andrea C. Hawkes, Marie H. McCosh, Craig L. Symonds, Michael H. Alpert. Orono, : University of Maine Press, 1997.

School teacher, enlistment, 4-6 20th Maine Infantry, 6 , 7 Guards, 8 Officer of the day, 9 Ship journey, studying tactics, Alexandria, 10 Drill, 11 South Mountain, Antietam, 12-15 Harpers Ferry, 16 McClellan removed, 16-17 Foraging, sheep, 17 Fredericksburg, looting, 18-21 Retreat from Fredericksburg, 21-23 Winter quarters, 23-24 Jaundice, 24-25 Mud Marsh, 25-27 Chancellorsville, 27-28 Marching toward Gettysburg, 29-32 Gettysburg, 32-41 Lee’s retreat, prisoners, 41-44 Marching, corduroy roads, 45 Officer rations, food, 46 Promoted to , 47 Deserter execution, 47-48 Food, 49 Slave, house servant, 50 Surgeon’s horse, 51-52 Winter quarters, 76-78 Dress parade, 79-80 Discipline, guardhouse, 80-81 Horses, 82-83 Food, rations, 83-86 Activities in winter camp, 84-85 Cooking, 86-88 Women in camp, 88-89 Ball at headquarters, 89-90 Soldier pay, 92 Overland campaign, Wilderness, 92-103 Spotsylvania Courthouse, 103-9 Marching, 109ff Destruction, foraging, 115 Chaplain, 117

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General Warren, 118 Picket duty, 118-20 Wounded, 123 Petersburg, 123ff Chamberlain wounded, 123 Hardening effects of war, dead bodies, 124 Morale, 124-25 Earthworks construction, guards, 125-26 Food, can of peaches, 126 Sharpshooters, picket truce, 129-30 Mortar, 131 Paperwork, 132 Advancing the lines, 133 Petersburg mine, 134-36 Soldier pay, 136-37 Fraternization, 137-38 Weldon railroad, pickets, 140 Alcohol theft, 143 Cutting wood, entrenchments, 143-44 Peebles Farm, Pegram’s Farm, 148-56 Griffin, Meade slightly wounded, 154 Furlough, 156-57 Destruction of Weldon Railroad, 158ff Alcohol, 162 Marching, 163 Recruiting in Portland, 165 Lewis Farm, Gravelly Run, Five Forks, Boisseau plantation, 166-75 Southside Railroad, 175 Jetersville, 178 Prisoners, 178 Marching, 179-80 Sheridan, 181 Appomattox, 182-84 Returning home, Grand Review, 184-94 Diary, 197ff Daily duties, short entries Marriage, 203 Chancellorsville, 207-8 Gettysburg campaign, 211-16 Mine Run, 232-33 Overland campaign, Wilderness, 239 Spotsylvania Courthouse, 240-41 Burnside, Bethesda Church, 247-48 Crossing the James River, 250 Soldier killed, 251 Governor Andrew and recruits, 262

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Hatcher’s Run, Five Forks, 270-71 Appomattox, 272 Lincoln assassination, 273 Wiscasset to Washington, 20th Maine, enlistment, officers, 289-94 Antietam, South Mountain, Fredericksburg, Burnside, 294-303 Winter quarters, Mud March, 303-8 Chancellorsville, 308-9 Gettysburg, 309-19 Lee’s retreat, Rappahannock, 319-24 Food, 322 Maneuvering, October-November 1863, 324-27 Rappahannock Station, 327-330 Mine Run, 330-35 Winter quarters, 335-37 Overland campaign, Wilderness, 337-45 Spotsylvania Courthouse, 345-50

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