PREFACE. -- INTRODUCTION. -- TABLE OF CONTENTS. -- CHAPTER I. -- Battalion of sharpshooters of McGowan's brigade -- Organization, equipment and drills -- CHAPTER II. -- Battle of the Wilderness -- General movements of the army -- Operations by the sharpshooters, and general results -- CHAPTER III. -- Battle of Spottsylvania court house -- First four days -- Successes of the Northern army -- sharp-shooters, etc. -- CHAPTER IV. -- Battle of Spottsylvania, continued -- Bloody angle -- Desperate fighting, and final repulse of the Federals, etc. -- CHAPTER V. -- Battle of Hanover Junction or Jericho Ford -- Race for position -- Race won by the Confederates -- Almost a bloodless victory -- Valor of the sharp-shooters -- CHAPTER VI. -- Tilt on Totopotomoy Creek at Atlee's Station, and battle of Cold Harbor -- The Unionists outgeneraled at Atlee's, and fearfully castigated at Cold Harbor -- CHAPTER VII. -- Battle of Riddle's Shops begun by the cavalry and finished by the sharpshooters -- CHAPTER VIII. -- First battles of Petersburg -- Desperate valor of Confederates under Beauregard -- Transfer of Lee's army to the scene -- The city saved -- Siege laid, etc. -- CHAPTER IX. -- Mahone's fight and splendid success -- Sharp-shooters engaged, and Wilson and Kautz raid -- Gallant defence of Staunton river bridge by the Boy Reserves -- Return to north side -- CHAPTER X. -- Battle of Longbridge or Deep Bottom, by Kershaw, Lane and McGowan -- Both sides defeated -- Three sharpshooters by a game of bluff chase a thousand -- CHAPTER XI. -- Battle of Fussell's Mill, by Field, McGowan and Lane -- Brilliant victory -- Successful operations by sharpshooters -- CHAPTER XII. -- Springing of the mine at Fort Elliott, or Pegram battery -- Battle of the Crater -- Intrepid valor of the Confederates, and bloody castigation of the Unionists -- CHAPTER XIII.

Battle of Ream's Station between Hill and Han-cock -- Hancock worsted by the loss of nine pieces of artillery and two thousand prisoners -- The sharpshooters cover themselves with glory -- CHAPTER XIV. -- Incidents and demonstrations -- Sharpshooter caught asleep on the vidette post, trial and acquittal -- One sharpshooter charges one Federal in the cornfield and captures his hat -- Demonstration by sharpshooters while Hampton captures 2500 beef cattle -- CHAPTER XV. -- Battle of Jones' farm, by McGowan and Lane -- Confederate victory -- Sharpshooters' splendid behavior and large captures -- Unsuccessful attack on Fort Harrison -- Successful at Hatcher's Run -- CHAPTER XVI. -- Terrible march to Jarrett's Station through sleet and snow -- No fight -- Return to Petersburg -- Sharpshooters ordered to retire -- Dash into the Federals at night and large captures -- Christmas dinner -- CHAPTER XVII. -- Dash of the sharpshooters into the Union lines at night -- Captures, etc. -- Sharpshooters go into winter quarters -- Description of camp, etc. -- Peace negotiations at Hampton Roads and results -- CHAPTER XVIII. -- Gordon's attack on Fort Steadman and final failure -- Subsequent Federal advance and capture of our picket lines -- Storming of McIlwaine's Hill by sharpshooters and results -- CHAPTER XIX. -- Last battle of Hatcher's Run -- Disastersat Five Forks and Batteries Gregg and Forty-five -- Sharpshooters hold their position until the last regi-ment withdraws, then cover the retreat -- CHAPTER XX. -- Battle of Southerland Station, by McGowan's and two other little brigades left as a rear guard -- Splendid fight, but overpowered and driven -- Sharpshooters behave with distinguished gallantry -- Retreat to Appomattox, and the end -- "Furl That Banner," and reply -- CHAPTER XXI. -- Roster of sharpshooters.

One hundred and forty-two names out of a complete roll of more than two hundred -- Rehearsal, etc. -- CHAPTER XXII. -- Capture of myself and wife -- Experiences in prison -- Amnesty and discharge, and return to Dixie -- CHAPTER XXIII. -- Promiscuous anecdotes -- Poetry: "Fall of Stone-wall Jackson," "Carolina-1865," and "Bivouac of the Dead." -- APPENDIX. -- CHAPTER XXIV. -- Story of Mississippi sharpshooters, and letter of the correspondent of the London Morning Herald on the battle of the Wilderness -- CHAPTER XXV. -- Mississippi sharpshooters, continued -- and second letter of London correspondent on the battle of Spottsylvaniac -- CHAPTER XXVI. -- Short sketch of Lane's North Carolina sharpshooters -- Evans' Georgia sharpshooters at Ap-pomatox court house -- McRae's North Carolina sharpshooters-Closing remarks by the author.