Garfield, James A. The Wild Life of the Army: The Civil War Letters of James A. Garfield. Edited by Frederick D. Williams. East Lansing: Michigan State University Press, 1964. Ohio Senate, 5 Fort Sumter, Robert Anderson, 5-6 Need for the south to be subjugated, 6 Jacob D. Cox, 6 Expects a long, bloody war, 7 Excitement in Columbus, treason bill in Ohio Senate, 8 Must accept the issue of war, 9 7th Ohio Infantry, 10 Impressed with character of volunteers, 10-11 Ohio, McClellan, arms, Indiana, Illinois, Dennison, 11-12 Seeking a military position, 12-14 Delay in mustering regiments, 15-16 Dennison, declines appointment as a lieutenant colonel, later seeks it, 16-17, 23 Discussed with a congressional election, 19 Deplores Union movement, hostile to Democrats, 19-20 Rejects Jeffersonianism, 21 Camp Chase, 25ff Field officer of the day, school of instruction, 27 Duty, success in camp, 28 Does not favor a Democrat, or David Tod for governor, 30 Camp quarters, 32 Reason for going into the army, 33 Wool, scratching, 33 Flies, 34-35 Daily routine, 35 Drill, German soldier, 35-37 Target shooting, 37 Regimental flag, 40 Condolence letter on death of husband, 40-41 Close of teaching term, 41 Political speaking, 44-45 42nd Ohio Infantry, 46-47 et passim Memorandum on regimental needs, 50 Buell, 51 Ambivalent about commanding a brigade, 51-52 Spies and scouts, 53 Kentucky, skirmishing, battle of Middle Creek, Humphrey Marshall, 54-62 Buell, 63 Rain and flooding, 64 Weakness of Lincoln and McClellan, 65 Henry Ward Beecher, Thanksgiving sermon, 65 Smallpox vaccination, 67-68 Buell, 68 1 Rising river, flooding, Piketon, 71-73 Staying with a secessionist family, Disciples of Christ, 72 Nature of leaders of the rebellion, 72 Different spheres of husband and wife, 73 Disease more deadly than battle, 75 Expedition to Pound Gap, occupation of abandoned Confederate camp, 76-77 Prevalence of disease in the brigade, 77 Dennison, 78 Change in his military assignment, 79 Shiloh, Grant, Buell, 81-83 A camp of dead and wounded Confederates, 84 Letters, 86 Soldier pay, 87 Slavery and weakness of Unionism, 89 Commanders, slavery, tyranny, officers and enlisted men, 89-90 Buell, General Wood, 90 Corinth, 91ff Ormsby Mitchel, 91 Effect of army life on tastes, 96 Pickets, war of outposts, 97 Wants end of war, losing opportunities, 98 Congress, 98 Sharpshooters, 99 Signs of national support for emancipation, tracts, 100-1 Picket truce, 102 Earthworks, 102 Black camp servant, 102 William B. Hazen, Shiloh, criticizes Hazen’s leave as political, 103-4 Buell, 104 Congress, 104 Duty and carrying the war to a conclusion, 105 Quarters described, drawing, 107-8 Halleck and Corinth, 111 Duty and possible resignation, 112 Criticism of generals and Corinth campaign, 113 Plantations, wealth and slavery, 114 Music, slaves, 115 Dysentery, fever, 116 Generals, searching camps for fugitive slaves, 117 Long war, great battles to be fought around Richmond, 118 Service in Congress, 118, 120 Building railroads, outrages by Ormsby Mitchel’s soldiers, 119 Court martial Turchin, Ormsby Mitchel, Buell, 121-23, 125, 127 Slavery and aristocracy, 122 Southern generals are superior, 124 Congressional nomination, 125-26 2 Discourages more enlistment from his circle of friends, 126 Convention and congressional nomination, 133, 135 Governor Dennison, McClellan, 134 Fears that Jefferson Davis will declare universal emancipation, 134 European vs. American warfare, 134-35 Chase and Stanton, 137 David Hunter, 137 Stanton, Garfield’s health, 138 Nathaniel Banks, 138 Lincoln, cabinet, Halleck, 138-39 West Point officers, 139 Disgusted with McClellan, 139 Possible Florida command, 140 Emancipation Proclamation, 140 McClellan, McDowell, Cassius Clay, Lincoln, Chase, Stanton, 141-42 Gideon Welles, 142 Edward Stanly, 142 James S. Wadsworth, 142-43 Letters from wife, 143-44 Staying with Chase and daughter, 145 Jacob D. Cox, 145 Lincoln, Emancipation Proclamation, 145 Breckinridge Democrats plotting to nominate McClellan, 146-47 McClellan delay after Antietam, Major Key, 146-47 Buell, 147 McDowell, 148 Kate Chase, visit to Schurz and Sigel, Steinwehr, Stahel, 148-53 Lincoln visit to McClellan, 153 Criticism of West Point officers, 153-54 Stanton, Chase, Oliver P. Morton, 154 McDowell, 155 Jacob D. Cox, 155 Arlington, 159 Chase and Kate Chase, 159 Transition from slavery to new Republican system, 160 Stanton, Lincoln, McClellan, Halleck, 160-61 Seward, 161 Administration has given up on southern unionism, 161 Still discussion of a possible Florida expedition, 162 Chase very ill, 162 Sad condition of War Department, 163 Fears Democratic election wins, Vallandigham, 163 Colonization, 164 Edwin Forrest, 164-65 Gloom about the war, New York, 166 Greeley, Beecher, depressed New York, McClellan, Halleck, Buell, Chase, Lincoln, 169 3 Removal of Buell, 170 Chase, Lincoln administration, McClellan, 170 Elections in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Indiana, 170 Election returns, 172 McDowell court of inquiry, 172-73 Religion, piety of Confederate generals, 173 Government neglecting its friends, not enough Republican generals, 173 Assigned to David Hunter, Port Royal, stopped because of yellow fever, 174-76 Soldier pay, investment, 175 Removal of McClellan, Lincoln, 175 Reflection on his marriage, 176-77 Boarding house, women, 178-79 Dissatisfied with what he has accomplished, rise from poverty, 181-82 Fitz John Porter, court martial, David Hunter, Hitchcock, 182, 186-88 Illness, 183 Critical of Lincoln’s 1862 message to Congress, 185 Chase, Treasury report, currency, 190-91 Photograph, 192 Thoughts about the course of his life, 192-93 Fredericksburg, 195 Fitz John Porter court martial, Reverdy Johnson, Joseph Holt, Heintzelman, McDowell, 195-97 Currency question, 196 General Hitchcock, 196 Ohio Senate election, 197 Fredericksburg, 198, 200 Thanksgiving sermon, 199 William G. Brownlow, 200 Seward and cabinet crisis, 201 Democrats, McClellan, military dictatorship, 201-2 Democrats attack on Chase, Kate Chase, 202 Chase, Stanton, Garfield to be made a major general, 204 Garfield, trouble in their marriage, 204-5, 207-8, 211 Loneliness, 205 New Year’s, 206-7 Chase, Halleck, Stanton, field command, 208 Fitz John Porter court martial, 213 Campaigning in Tennessee, 224ff Rosecrans, McClellan, 225-26 Rosecrans, 225ff Discussing religion with Rosecrans, 227-28 Letters, 231 Attempt to buy a naval position, 232-33 Rosecrans, discussions of religion, asked to be chief of staff, 233-40 Copperheads and rumors of McClellan being recalled, 235 Asks Chase about staying in the army until Congress meets, 235-39 Rosecrans and Catholicism, 236 4 Chief of staff for Rosecrans, 241-42 House plans, 242-43, 254 Theodore Tilton battle hymn, 243 Fight at Thompson’s Station, 244 Spring Hill and Franklin, 1863, 245-46 Copperhead sentiments in 42nd Ohio, 248 Murfreesboro, Disciplines of Christ church, 250 Rosecrans and Catholic services, 250 Much work, 252 Cipher key, 253 Launching Streight’s raid, 255 Need to hold ground won in battle, 256 Burnside in East Tennessee, 256 Long letter to Chase, 256-58 Army at Murfreesboro in excellent condition, 256-57 Hard to deal with all the escaped slaves, 257 Streight’s raid, 261 Tullahoma, 262 Rosecrans keeps him up late at night, 263 Jacob D. Cox, failed promotion, 264 Should be seeking Confederate army rather than a geographical point, Rosecrans, 266 Copperheads at Hiram, 271 Hopeful about Vicksburg, 271 Soldiers and Governor Tod, 272-73 Vallandigham, 273 House design, transom, 273 Tullahoma campaign, 274ff William Swinton, 276 Report to Rosecrans on strength of the army to Rosecrans, assessment of Bragg’s forces, 277-82 Rosecrans army moving, 385 Writing from Tullahoma, 286-88 Nashville, 288ff Writes to Chase about slow progress of the army since Stones River, Rosecrans, 289-91 Explains why he needs to stay with the army, 294 Chattanooga, 295 Chickamauga, 296ff Baltimore, 299 Death of child, 299-301 Resigned commission in the army, 300 Stanton, 301 Interview with McDowell, October 6 and 10, 1862 McClellan, Fredericksburg, 307-9 Lincoln’s Virginia campaign, Peninsula, Jackson in the Valley, 309-11 Pope’s Virginia campaign, Second Bull Run, 311-13 McDowell, McClellan, 313-14 John Pope, 314 5 McClellan, 315-16 Sigel, 315 6 .