Volume II. |
Chapter I. |
| Organizing Scouts | |
| Miss Rebecca Wright | |
| Important Information | |
| Decides to Move on Newtown | |
| Meeting General Grant | |
| Organization of the Union Army | |
| Opening of the Battle of the Opequon-Death of General Russell | |
| A Turning Movement | |
| A Successful Cavalry Charge | |
| Victory | |
| Three Loyal Girls | |
| Appointed a Brigadier-General in the Regular Army | |
| Remarks on the Battle | |
Chapter II. |
| Pursuing Early | |
| A Secret March | |
| Fisher's Hill | |
| A Great Success | |
| Removal of Averell | |
| The Retreat | |
| Capturing an Old Comrade | |
| The Murder of Lieutenant Meigs | |
Chapter III. |
| Reasons for Not Pursuing Early Through the Blue Ridge | |
| General Torbert Detailed to Give General Rosser a "Drubbing" | |
| General Rosser Routed | |
| Telegraphed to Meet Stanton | |
| Longstreet's Message | |
| Return to Winchester | |
| The Ride to Cedar Creek | |
| The Retreating Army | |
| Rallying the Troops | |
| Re-forming the Line | |
| Commencing the Attack | |
| Defeat of the Confederates | |
| Appointed a Major-General in the Regular Army | |
| Results of the Battle | |
Chapter IV. |
| General Early Reorganizes His Forces | |
| Mosby the Guerrilla | |
| General Merritt sent to Operate Against Mosby | |
| Rosser Again Active | |
| General Custer Surprised | |
| Colonel Young Sent to Capture Gilmore the Guerrilla | |
| Colonel Young's Success-Capture of General Kelly and General Crook-Spies | |
| Was Wilkes Booth a Spy? | |
| Driving the Confederates Out of the Valley | |
| The Battle of Waynesboro' | |
| Marching to Join the Army of the Potomac | |
Chapter V. |
| Transferred to Petersburg | |
| General Rawlins's Cordial Welcome | |
| General Grant's Orders and Plans | |
| A Trip with Mr. Lincol and General Grant | |
| Meeting General Sherman | |
| Opposed to Joining the Army of the Tennessee | |
| Opening of the Appomattox Campaign | |
| General Grant and General Rawlins | |
Chapter VI. |
| Battle of Dinwiddie Court House | |
| Pickett Repulsed-Reinforced by the Fifth Corps | |
| Battle of Five Forks | |
| Turning the Confederate Left | |
| An Unqualified Success | |
| Relieving General Warren | |
| The Warren Court of Inquiry | |
| General Sherman's Opinion | |
Chapter VII. |
| Result of the Battle of Five Forks | |
| Retreat of Lee-An Intercepted Despatch | |
| At Amelia Court House | |
| Battle of Sailor's Creek | |
| The Confederates' Stubborn Resistance | |
| A Complete Victory | |
| Importance of the Battle | |
Chapter VIII. |
| Lincoln's Laconic Despatch | |
| Capturing Lee's Supplies | |
| Delighted Engineers | |
| The Confederates' Last Effort | |
| A Flag of Truce | |
| General Geary's "Last Ditch" Absurdity | |
| Meeting of Grant and Lee | |
| The Surrender | |
| Estimate of General Grant | |
Chapter IX. |
| Ordered to Greensboro', N.C. | |
| March to the Dan River | |
| Assigned to the Command West of the Mississippi | |
| Leaving Washington | |
| Flight of General Early | |
| Maximilian | |
| Making Demonstrations on the Upper Rio Grande | |
| Confederates Join Maximilian | |
| The French Invasion of Mexico, and its Relations to the Rebellion | |
| Assisting the Liberals | |
| Restoration of the Republic | |
Chapter X. |
| A. J. Hamilton Appointed Provisional Governor of Texas | |
| Assembles a Constitutional Convention-The Texans Dissatisfied | |
| Lawlessness | |
| Oppressive Legislation | |
| Ex-Confederates Controlling Louisiana | |
| A Constitutional Convention | |
| The Meeting Suppressed | |
| A Bloody Riot | |
| My Reports of the Massacre | |
| Portions Suppressed by President Johnson | |
| Sustained by a Congressional Committee | |
| The Reconstruction Laws | |
Chapter XI. |
| Passage of the Reconstruction Act Over the President's Veto | |
| Placed in Command of the Fifth Military District | |
| Removing Officers | |
| My Reasons for Such Action | |
| Affairs in Louisiana and Texas | |
| Removal of Governor Wells | |
| Revision of the Jury Lists | |
| Relieved from the Command of the Fifth Military District | |
Chapter XII. |
| At Fort Leavenworth | |
| The Treaty of Medicine Lodge | |
| Going to Fort Dodge | |
| Discontented Indians-Indian Outrages | |
| A Delegation of Chiefs | |
| Terrible Indian Raid | |
| Death of Comstock | |
| Vast Herds of Buffalo | |
| Preparing for a Winter Campaign | |
| Meeting "Buffalo Bill" | |
| He Undertakes a Dangerous Task | |
| Forsyth's Gallant Fight | |
| Rescued | |
Chapter XIII. |
| Fitting Out the Winter Expedition | |
| Accompanying the Main Force | |
| The Other Columns | |
| Struck by a Blizzard | |
| Custer's Fight on the Washita | |
| Defeat and Death of Black Kettle | |
| Massacre of Elliott's Party | |
| Relief of Colonel Crawford | |
Chapter XIV. |
| A Winter Expedition | |
| Herds of Buffalo | |
| Wolves-Blizzards | |
| A Terrible Night | |
| Finding the Bodies of Elliott's Party | |
| The Abandoned Indian Camps | |
| Pushing Down the Washita | |
| The Captured Chiefs | |
| Evans's Successful Fight | |
| Establishing Fort Sill | |
| "California Joe" | |
| Duplicity of the Cheyennes | |
| Ordered to Repair to Washington | |
Chapter XV. |
| Inspecting Military Posts in Utah and Montana | |
| Desire to Witness the France | |
| German War | |
| On a Sand | |
| Bar in the Missouri | |
| A Bear Hunt | |
| An Indian Scare | |
| Myriads of Mosquitoes | |
| Permission Given to Visit Europe | |
| Calling on President Grant | |
| Sailing for Liverpool | |
| Arrival in Berlin | |
Chapter XVI. |
| Leaving for the Seat of War | |
| Meeting with Prince Bismarck | |
| His Interest in Public Opinion in America | |
| His Inclinations in Early Life | |
| Presented to the King | |
| The Battle of Gravelotte-The German Plan | |
| Its Final Success | |
| Sending News of the Victory | |
| Mistaken for a Frenchman | |
Chapter XVII. |
| Searching for Quarters | |
| Hunting up Provisions | |
| A Slender Breakfast | |
| Going over the Battle | |
| Field-The German Artillery | |
| A Group of Wounded-Dining With the King | |
| On the March | |
| The Bavarians | |
| Kirschwasser | |
| Urging on the Troops | |
Chapter XVIII. |
| After McMahon | |
| The Battle of Beaumont | |
| The French Surprised | |
| The Marching of the German Soldiers | |
| The Battle of Sedan | |
| Gallant Cavalry Charges | |
| Defeat of the French | |
| The Surrender of Napoleon | |
| Bismarck and the King | |
| Decorating the Soldiers | |
Chapter XIX. |
| Riding Over the Battle-Field | |
| Destruction of Bazeilles-Mistakes of the French | |
| Marshal Bazaine | |
| On to Paris | |
| A Week in Meaux | |
| Rheims | |
| On the Picket-Line | |
| Under Fire | |
| A Surrender | |
| At Versailles | |
| General Burnside and Mr. Forbes in Paris | |
Chapter XX. |
| Brussels | |
| Deciding to Visit Eastern Europe | |
| Austria | |
| Down the Danube | |
| In Constantinople | |
| The Ladies of the Harem | |
| The Sultan | |
| Turkish Soldiers | |
| A Banquet | |
| A Visit in Athens | |
| King George of Greece | |
| Victor-Emmanuel | |
| "Bedeviled with Cares of State" | |
| Deer Shooting | |
| A Military Dinner | |
| Return to Versailles | |
| Germans Entering Paris | |
| Criticism on the France | |
| Prussian War | |
| Conclusion | |