Cover Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- The Civil War Setting -- PART I: FLORA -- Introduction -- Ash -- Baldcypress -- Beech -- Blackberry -- Cane -- Chestnut and Chinquapin -- Cinchona -- Cottonwood -- Dogwood -- Elm -- Grape -- Herbs -- Huckleberry -- Juniper -- Locust -- Magnolia -- Maple -- Mistletoe -- Mulberry -- Oaks -- Palmetto -- Persimmon -- Pine -- Sassafras -- Spanish Moss -- Sumac -- Sweetgum -- Sycamore -- Walnut, Hickory, and Pecan -- Willow -- PART II: FAUNA -- Introduction -- Alligator -- Bats -- Bears -- Birds -- Body Lice, Ticks, and Harvest Mites -- Dolphins, Porpoises, and Whales -- Fish -- Flies and Mosquitoes -- Frogs -- Honeybees -- Lizards -- Mollusks -- Opossum -- Oysters -- Rabbits -- Rats -- Snakes -- Squirrels -- Turtles -- Miscellaneous Invertebrates -- Miscellaneous Mammals -- Afterword -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- Illustrations.