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LIFE IN DIXIE DURING THE WAR
LIFE IN DIXIE DURING THE WAR
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CONTENTS.
PAGE.
INTRODUCTORY REMARKS 9
CHAPTER I.--The Magnolia Cadets 17
CHAPTER II.--The War Record of DeKalb County 22
CHAPTER III.--Labors of Love--Musical--Decatur 36
CHAPTER IV.--Labors of Love--Knitting and Sewing, and Writing
Letters to “Our Soldiers” 42
CHAPTER V.--The Third Maryland Artillery--Some Old Songs 48
CHAPTER VI.--A Daring and Unique Chase--The Capture and
Re-capture of the Railroad Engine, “The General” 52
CHAPTER VII.--Coming Home from Camp Chase--The Faithful
Servant’s Gift--A Glimpse of Confederate Braves 58
CHAPTER VIII.--Some Social Features--Morgan’s Men Rendezvous
at Decatur--Waddell’s Artillery--Visits from the Texans--
Surgeon Haynie and His Song 72
CHAPTER IX.--Thomie’s Second Home Coming--He Leaves for the
Front--His Christian Labors in Camp--He Describes the
Battle of New Hope Church--The Great Revival in
Johnston’s Army 77
CHAPTER X.--A Visit to Dalton--The Fidelity of an Oldtime
Slave 94
CHAPTER XI.--A Perilous Trust 104
CHAPTER XII.--A Scene in an Atlanta Confederate Hospital 108
CHAPTER XIII.--Concealing Confederate Clothing--Valuables
Carried to Atlanta--Toby Taken Ill 113
CHAPTER XIV.--The Advance Guard of the Yankee Army--I am
Ordered Out--A Noble Federal 124
CHAPTER XV.--The Battle of the 22d of July, 1864--The Death
of Toby 135
CHAPTER XVI.--Everett’s Desertion 146
CHAPTER XVII.--A Visit to Confederate Lines--A Narrow Escape--
My Return--The Fall of Atlanta 156
CHAPTER XVIII.--The Ten Days’ Armistice--Going Out with the
Confederate Clothes--Scenes at Atlanta, and at Lovejoy’s
Station--The Visit to Granbury’s Brigade--The Last
Interview with Thomie 168
CHAPTER XIX.--The Return Home--From Jonesboro via Augusta--
Scenes and Incidents by the Way--The Lonely Journey from
Stone Mountain to Decatur 193
CHAPTER XX.--On the Verge of Starvation--A Worn-out Army
Horse is Found--Uncle Mack Makes a Wagon--I Make a Unique
Trip--Starvation is Warded Off--Dangers and Scenes by the
Way 207
CHAPTER XXI.--A Second Trip for Supplies--Gathering “Fodder”
from a Cane-brake, as a Preliminary--The Lonely Journey--
Changing Yankee’s Name--I Meet the Federal Raiders 226
CHAPTER XXII.--News from the Absent Brother--He Marches into
Tennessee with Hood--Extracts from His Letters written on
the Way--Two Ears of Parched Corn--The Night Burial of a
Soldier 243
CHAPTER XXIII.--An Incident of the War--Related to the Writer
by Hon. Roger Q. Mills, of Texas 251
CHAPTER XXIV.--Picking up Minie Balls Around Atlanta--
Exchanging Them for Bread 255
CHAPTER XXV.--The Decatur Women’s Struggle for Bread--Sweet
Singing in Hard Places--Pleasant Visitors--I Make a Trip
to Alabama--The News of My Brother’s Death 260
CHAPTER XXVI.--My Mother’s Death--Rev. John S. Wilson
Performs the Funeral Service 274
CHAPTER XXVII.--A Reminiscence 281
CHAPTER XXVIII.--How the Decatur Women Kept Up the Sabbath
School 289
CHAPTER XXIX.--Postal Affairs--The Postmaster, Hiram J.
Williams--A Life that was a Reality, but Reads like a
Romance 298
PAGE.
INTRODUCTORY REMARKS 9
CHAPTER I.--The Magnolia Cadets 17
CHAPTER II.--The War Record of DeKalb County 22
CHAPTER III.--Labors of Love--Musical--Decatur 36
CHAPTER IV.--Labors of Love--Knitting and Sewing, and Writing
Letters to “Our Soldiers” 42
CHAPTER V.--The Third Maryland Artillery--Some Old Songs 48
CHAPTER VI.--A Daring and Unique Chase--The Capture and
Re-capture of the Railroad Engine, “The General” 52
CHAPTER VII.--Coming Home from Camp Chase--The Faithful
Servant’s Gift--A Glimpse of Confederate Braves 58
CHAPTER VIII.--Some Social Features--Morgan’s Men Rendezvous
at Decatur--Waddell’s Artillery--Visits from the Texans--
Surgeon Haynie and His Song 72
CHAPTER IX.--Thomie’s Second Home Coming--He Leaves for the
Front--His Christian Labors in Camp--He Describes the
Battle of New Hope Church--The Great Revival in
Johnston’s Army 77
CHAPTER X.--A Visit to Dalton--The Fidelity of an Oldtime
Slave 94
CHAPTER XI.--A Perilous Trust 104
CHAPTER XII.--A Scene in an Atlanta Confederate Hospital 108
CHAPTER XIII.--Concealing Confederate Clothing--Valuables
Carried to Atlanta--Toby Taken Ill 113
CHAPTER XIV.--The Advance Guard of the Yankee Army--I am
Ordered Out--A Noble Federal 124
CHAPTER XV.--The Battle of the 22d of July, 1864--The Death
of Toby 135
CHAPTER XVI.--Everett’s Desertion 146
CHAPTER XVII.--A Visit to Confederate Lines--A Narrow Escape--
My Return--The Fall of Atlanta 156
CHAPTER XVIII.--The Ten Days’ Armistice--Going Out with the
Confederate Clothes--Scenes at Atlanta, and at Lovejoy’s
Station--The Visit to Granbury’s Brigade--The Last
Interview with Thomie 168
CHAPTER XIX.--The Return Home--From Jonesboro via Augusta--
Scenes and Incidents by the Way--The Lonely Journey from
Stone Mountain to Decatur 193
CHAPTER XX.--On the Verge of Starvation--A Worn-out Army
Horse is Found--Uncle Mack Makes a Wagon--I Make a Unique
Trip--Starvation is Warded Off--Dangers and Scenes by the
Way 207
CHAPTER XXI.--A Second Trip for Supplies--Gathering “Fodder”
from a Cane-brake, as a Preliminary--The Lonely Journey--
Changing Yankee’s Name--I Meet the Federal Raiders 226
CHAPTER XXII.--News from the Absent Brother--He Marches into
Tennessee with Hood--Extracts from His Letters written on
the Way--Two Ears of Parched Corn--The Night Burial of a
Soldier 243
CHAPTER XXIII.--An Incident of the War--Related to the Writer
by Hon. Roger Q. Mills, of Texas 251
CHAPTER XXIV.--Picking up Minie Balls Around Atlanta--
Exchanging Them for Bread 255
CHAPTER XXV.--The Decatur Women’s Struggle for Bread--Sweet
Singing in Hard Places--Pleasant Visitors--I Make a Trip
to Alabama--The News of My Brother’s Death 260
CHAPTER XXVI.--My Mother’s Death--Rev. John S. Wilson
Performs the Funeral Service 274
CHAPTER XXVII.--A Reminiscence 281
CHAPTER XXVIII.--How the Decatur Women Kept Up the Sabbath
School 289
CHAPTER XXIX.--Postal Affairs--The Postmaster, Hiram J.
Williams--A Life that was a Reality, but Reads like a
Romance 298