Autobiographical sketch. Chapter 1 : the invasion of Virginia . Chapter 2 : fight at Blackburn's Ford . Chapter 3 : early's brigade at Manassas . Chapter 4 : details of the battle of Manassas . Chapter 5 : operations along Bull Run . Chapter 6 : manoeuvring on the Peninsula . Chapter 7 : battle of Williamsburg . Chapter 8 : battles around Richmond . Chapter 9 : battle of Cedar Run . Chapter 10 : operations on the Rappahannock . Chapter 11 : capture of Manassas Junction . Chapter 12 : the affair at Groveton . Chapter 13 : second battle of Manassas . Chapter 14 : affair at Ox Hill or Chantilly . Chapter 15 : movement into Maryland . Chapter 16 : battle of Sharpsburg or Antietam . Chapter 17 : preparations about Fredericksburg . Chapter 18 : battle of Fredericksburg . Chapter 19 : operations in winter and Spring , 1862 - 63 . Chapter 20 : battle of Chancellorsville . Chapter 21 : invasion of Pennsylvania . Chapter 22 : capture of Winchester . Chapter 23 : at York and Wrightsville . Chapter 24 : battle of Gettysburg . Chapter 25 : retreat to Virginia . Chapter 26 : treatment of prisoners, wounded and dead. Chapter 27 : on the Rapidan . Chapter 28 : devastation of the country. Chapter 29 : skirmishing at Mine Run . Chapter 30 : Averill 's raid and the winter campaign. Chapter 31 : from the Rapidan to the James . Chapter 32 : battles of the Wilderness . Chapter 33 : battles around Spottsylvania . Chapter 34 : operations near Hanover Junction . Chapter 35 : battles of Cold Harbor . Chapter 36 : campaign in Maryland and Virginia . Chapter 37 : pursuit of Hunter . Chapter 38 : operations in lower valley and Maryland . Chapter 39 : battle of Monocacy . Chapter 40 : in front of Washington . Chapter 41 : return to Virginia . Chapter 42 : battle of Kernstown . Chapter 43 : the burning of Chambersburg . Chapter 44 : retreat to Fisher's Hill . Chapter 45 : battle of Winchester . Chapter 46 : affair at Fisher's Hill . Chapter 47 : the March up the Valley . Chapter 48 : battle of Cedar Creek , or Belle Grove . Chapter 49 : close of the Valley campaign. Chapter 50 : operations in 1865 . Conclusion. Appendix: the testimony of letters. Index.