McAllister, Robert. The Civil War Letters of General Robert McAllister. Edited by James I. Robertson, Jr. New Brunswick, N.J.: Rutgers University Press, 1965. War meetings, 28-29 Barracks, 31 Chaplain appointment, 33-34 First Bull Run campaign, 43-54 New York Newspapers, 54 New Jersey regiments, 56-57 McDowell drunk at Bull Run, 57-58 Slave camp servants, 61, 62 Sentinels and pickets, 65 Philip Kearny, 74, 76 Death, coffin, 74-75 Drilling, 77 Bed caught fire, 77 Friendly fire, 81-82 Desolation of war, 82 Picket killed by rebels, 82-83 Pickets kill one of our own men, 85 Blankets, women, 85 Soldier pay, 90-91 Lost and found favorite horse Charley, 91-92, 111-12 Review of troops great bores, 93 Mason and Slidell, 94 Review of troops by Lincoln and McClellan, 96 Execution, soldier, 101 Box from home, 103 Religious meetings in camp, 103-4 Patriotism, 106-7 Religious services, chaplain, 108 Philip Kearny, 110-11, 112 Stove, 112 Hutchinson Family singers, McClellan, Kearny, 115-16 Episcopal minister in Alexandria omits prayer for President and prays for Davis, 119 Banks, McClellan, 121 Kearny, 122 Army becoming more antislavery, 122 Advance on Centreville and Manassas, 124=25 Confederates did not bury our dead from Bull Run, 126 McClellan and Ellen McClellan, 127 McClellan, Halleck, Lincoln, 128-29 Peninsula campaign, 130ff Confederates destroy railroads, 130 Impact of war on Virginia and slavery, 132-33 McDowell, McClellan, Franklin’s division, 133 1 Confident that rebellion will soon be ended, 133 One of our men shot by picket, 134 Religion, war, profanity, 136 Virginia family and slaves, 140 Old slaves remembers Yorktown siege, 141 Yorktown Confederate retreat, 149 Strong Yorktown fortifications, 140 Slept on battlefield, 141 Fighting at West Point, Virginia, 152-54 White House, Mrs. Robert E. Lee, 156 Confederate demoralization, deserters, 156 Kearny cheered by men since Williamsburg, 158 Chickahominy, 161ff Cold Harbor, 162 McClellan, 163 Gaines plantation, 164-65 Duty and death, 166 McClellan, McDowell, 167 Fair Oaks, Seven Pines, 167-69 McClellan, Stanton, 169 McClellan and fighting on Sabbath, 173 Two deaths in regiment, 176 Stuart raid, McClellan critics, 176-77 Fair Oaks, Seven Pines, 179-80 Prayer meeting, 182 Oak Grove, 183-84 Seven Days, 185ff Gaines Mill, 185-89 Confederate losses, 189-90 Clothes, 192 Defeat of Pope, hard road to Richmond, McClellan, 201 McClellan victory at Antietam, 209 Prayer meeting, 210 Daniel Sickles, 212-15 McClellan, 218-19 Disease, death, burials, 218 Burnside, 219 Burnside, loyalty, morale, 220 Chaplain, 223-24 Death of General Francis E. Patterson, suicide, 225 Chaplain sermon, 226 Wolf Run Shoals, 226 Fredericksburg, 228ff Marching 228-29 Suffering in countryside, 230 Thanksgiving, 232 2 Joseph Hooker, 238 Battle of Fredericksburg, 240- McClellan, Burnside, retreat, 243 Seward, Burnside, McClellan, 244 Report of Fredericksburg battle, McAllister, 245-46 Sickles, 250-51 Alcohol, 251 Stoneman, 253 Food and health, 253 Stay at homes and the war, 256-57 Complains of chaplain, 258 Health, mortality, 258 Balloon, faith in Burnside, 259 Diarrhea, 264 Storm, mud, 265 Lacy House, 269 Soldier and wife in camp, 270-71 Sickles, Hooker, party, 271 Examining officers, studying tactics, 271-72 Wedding in camp, 272-73 Meeting denouncing New Jersey Copperheads, 272-73 Christian Commission, 275-76 Women’s patriotism and Copperheads, 280 Bibles and tracts, 281 Box, 281 Review of troops, Lincoln, Hooker, 282-83 Furlough, 284 Chaplain, 286, 291-92 Christian Commission revival, chaplains, 286-88 Governor Park, review of troops, 289 Chancellorsville, campaign, 295-309 Behavior of 11th New Jersey at Chancellorsville, 311 Women and letters of encouragement, 313 Joseph Hooker, 315 Description of camp, 315-16 Joseph Hooker, 321 Food, 325 Regiments with wives in camp, 527 Gettysburg campaign, 330-336 General Carr, 340 and many other references Commanding brigade, 341 Black camp servant, 348 Brandy Station, 355 Wedding anniversary, 355 Cold weather, 356 John Minor Botts, 357 3 Dead Confederates, 358 Mine Run, 363-71 Widows and orphans, 376 Death of soldier, 380-81 Religious organization, raising money for widows, 381 Deserter execution, alcohol, 382, 386 Confederate deserters, morale, 384 Ball in camp, 386 Temperance meeting, 388-89 Soldier pay, 392, 394, 395 Brigade chapel, dancing, 392-93 Chaplain, 393 Temperance society, 394 Freedmen, Christian Commission, 396 Religious meetings, 400 Arrest of officers, 401 Prayer meeting, 401 General Carr’s critics, 402-3, 409, 411-12 Christian Commission, 403 Communion, chaplains, religious influence, 405 Chapel, dance hall fire, 411 Chancellorsville bones, 415 Overland campaign, 415ff Spotsylvania, 417ff Pay and what to do if something happens to him, 422-23 Exhausted from fighting, 423-24 Death of his horse Charley, 428 Wounded, 427 Cold Harbor, 431-33 Death of chaplain, 434 Grant, 434 Shelling, 435, 437 Army and Navy Journal, 438 Prayer meeting, 440 Crossing the James River, 440-41 General Birney, 442 Petersburg, 443ff Dead lying unburied between lines, 446 Officers exposed to fire, men worn out, 453 Water, 455 Grant and campaign casualties, 457 Destructiveness of war, suffering, women, 458-59 Prayer meeting, 459 Grant and enemy thinking, 460 Dry weather, dust, 462 Early campaign toward Washington, 462 4 Petersburg mine, Crater, 470-71 Soldier pay, 472 Black camp servants, 472 Day of national thanksgiving, or fasting, humiliation and prayer, 474 Band, worship service, chaplain, 474-75 Gettysburg maps, 475-76 Religious service, chaplain, 477 Ammunition explosion, City Point, 480 Shelling, 485 Grant, 486 Weldon Railroad, 487ff Wounded man of temperate habits, 490 Atlanta and Mobile, 493 McClellan and Pendleton nomination, 495 Confederate deserters, 495 Sharpshooters, 502 Confederate soldier on Grant, 502 New recruits, desertions, bounty jumpers, 503-4 Band music, sounds of camp mingling together, 504 Religious service, chaplains, 506 Brevet rank, 507 Promotion, 506ff New recruits, foreigners, deserters, bounty, 509 Raw recruits in brigade, Germans who do not understand English, patriots stay home, 512 Grant will take Richmond, 513 Confederate deserters, oath, inflation, food prices, 517 No support for McClellan because of the Chicago platform, 518 Many officers being mustered out, weakening our army, 519 Pennsylvania and Ohio elections, 519 Election, army voting, 520 Band, music, 520-21 American Tract Society, sermon, 521 Funeral of young woman, 521-22 Religious service, chaplain, 524-25 Meade, 526-27 Fighting Boydton Plank Road, 526-33 Sending soldiers home to vote, 533 Confederates working in interest of Copperheads and to disrupt soldier vote, 536-37 Election, McClellan carried New Jersey, 538, 540 General Egan wounded by sharpshooter, 542 Newspapers, 543 Thanksgiving dinner, 545 Confederate firing, religious service, chaplain, 548 Confederate deserters, 549 Unionist women, 550-51 Weldon Railroad, 552ff 5 Slaves, 553, 556-57 Woman hiding arms, 555, 557-58 Wants a leave and complains about stay at home, 559-60 Fort Fisher, 565 Confederate deserters, 565, 572 Wealthy Wyatt family along Weldon Railroad, 565-67 Foraging, 567-68 Chaplain, 570 Chapel, religious service, chaplain, 571 Deserters, bounty jumpers, 574 Hatcher’s Run, 576ff Deserter, execution, 587 Burials, 587 Confederate deserters, 589 Soldier pay, 590 Camp servants, chaplain, school, 590-91 Julia Dent Grant, 592-93 Lee and Richmond, deserters, 595 Fort Stedman, 596ff Narrative Appomattox campaign, 600-8 Lincoln assassination, 609 Andrew Johnson, 610 Lincoln assassination, desolate countryside in Virginia, 612 Ex-slaves, 613 6 7 .