Military Reminiscences of the Civil War: Autobiographical Account by a General of the Union Army

"Military Reminiscences of the Civil War"" in 2 volumes is a personal account written by the Union Army general Jacob D. Cox. The author's aim in this book was to reproduce his own experience in the American Civil War in such a way as to help the reader understand just how the duties and the problems of that great conflict presented themselves successively to a man who had an active part in it from the beginning to the end. This carefully edited collection has been designed and formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices.

Volume 1:

The Outbreak of the War

Camp Dennison

Mcclellan in West Virginia

The Kanawha Valley

Gauley Bridge

Carnifex Ferry – To Sewell Mountain and Back

Cotton Mountain

Winter- Quarters

Volunteers and Regulars

The Mountain Department – Spring Campaign

Pope in Command – Transfer to Washington

Retreat within the Lines – Reorganization – Halleck and His Subordinates

South Mountain

Antietam: Preliminary Movements

Antietam: the Fight on the Right

Antietam: the Fight on the Left

Mcclellan and Politics – His Removal and Its Cause

Personal Relations of Mcclellan, Burnside, and Porter

Return to West Virginia…

Volume 2:

Grant in Command – Rosecrans Relieved

Siege of Knoxville – End of Burnside's Campaign

Affairs in District of Ohio – Plot to Liberate Prisoners at Johnson's Island

A Winter Ride on the Cumberland Mountains

Winter Bivouacs in East Tennessee

Grant's Visit – The Dandridge Affair

Winter Quarters in East Tennessee – Preparations for a New Campaign

Schofield in East Tennessee – Duties as Chief of Staff – Final Operations in the Valley

Grant, Halleck, and Sherman – Johnston and Mr. Davis

Atlanta Campaign: Dalton and Resaca

Atlanta Campaign: Advance to the Etowah

Atlanta Campaign: New Hope Church and the Kennesaw Lines

Atlanta Campaign: Marietta Lines – Crossing the Chattahoochee

Hood's Defence of Atlanta – Results of Its Capture

The Rest at Atlanta – Staff Organization and Changes…