| Preface |
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| Author's Note |
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| List of Maps |
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| PART ONE: Preparation |
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| PART TWO: Atlanta to Milledgeville, November 15-24 |
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6 "Dies Irae Filled the Air" |
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7 "Lurid Flames Lit Up the Heavens" |
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8 "Forage of All Kinds Abounds" |
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9 "Arise for the Defense of Your Native Soil!" |
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10 "Whites Look Sour & Sad" |
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12 "But Bless God, He Died Free?" |
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13 "We 'Shot Low and to Kill' " |
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14 "First Act Is Well Played" |
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| PART THREE: Milledgeville to Millen, November 25-December 4 |
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15 "We Went for Them on the Run" |
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16 "Poor Foolish Simpletons" |
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17 "I Never Was So Frightened in All My Life" |
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18 "Give Those Fellows a Start" |
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| PART FOUR: Millen to Savannah, December 5-10 |
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19 "Splendid Sight to See Cotton Gins Burn" |
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| PART FIVE: Savannah, December 11-January 21 |
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20 "I Was Soon Covered with Blood from Head to Foot" |
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21 "I Beg to Present You as a Christmas Gift the City of Savannah" |
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| PART SIX: Finale |
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23 "The Blow Was Struck at the Right Moment and in the Right Direction" |
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| Union Forces Roster |
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| Confederate Forces Roster |
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| Chapter Notes |
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| Bibliography |
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| Acknowledgments |
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| Index |
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