Transcriber's Note

Footnotes have been moved to the end of the book. Illustrations have been moved near the relevant section of the text.

Inconsistencies have been retained in spelling, hyphenation, punctuation, and grammar, except where indicated in the list below:

Quote added before "WINNING" on Page 1

Comma changed to a period after "heart" on Page 15

Comma removed after "positions" on Page 20

"states men" changed to "statesmen" on Page 35

Period changed to a comma after "people" on Page 38

Quote added before "Our" on Page 48

"magnificient" changed to "magnificent" on Page 66

"were" changed to "where" on Page 96

"2" changed to "3" on Page 116

"sieze" changed to "seize" on Page 119

Comma changed to a period after "1862" in Footnote 40

"imposible" changed to "impossible" on Page 128

Period added after "Dr" on Page 131

"mutitudinous" changed to "multitudinous" on Page 136

Double quote changed to a single quote before "I" on Page 138

Single quote added after "treason." on Page 138

"ermitting" changed to "permitting" on Page 152

"sucessful" changed to "successful" on Page 153

Comma changed to a period after "213" in Footnote 55

"breatbes" changed to "breathes" on Page 159

Illegible word on Page 199 changed to "dear" based on other printings of this book

Period added after "ground" on Page 207

"Lieutenant Colonel-Kimball's" changed to "Lieutenant-Colonel Kimball's" in Footnote 77

Quote added after "more?" on Page 238

Comma changed to a period after "142" in Footnote 80

"Washinton" changed to "Washington" on Page 246

Quote removed after "track." on Page 248

"perfrom" changed to "perform" on Page 253

Quote added before "Never" on Page 256

Quote removed after "slavery." on Page 257

Period changed to a comma after "war" on Page 258

Quote added after "Dominion." on Page 262

"McLELLAN" changed to "McCLELLAN" on Page 269

Period added after "Brigade" on Page 279

Period added after "Brigade" on Page 279

Comma removed after "I." on Page 279

Period added after "Brig" on Page 281

"Hanccok's" changed to "Hancock's" on Page 281

"guns" removed after "6-pds." on Page 284

Period removed after "1st" on Page 284

Comma changed to a period after "Y" on Page 285

Period added after "Legion" on Page 286