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Reminiscences of Peace and War
Introduction
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Preface
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CHAPTER I WASHINGTON IN THE FIFTIES
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CHAPTER II PRESIDENT PIERCE'S INAUGURATION
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CHAPTER III ADMINISTRATION OF PRESIDENT BUCHANAN
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CHAPTER IV SOCIAL LIFE DURING BUCHANAN'S ADMINISTRATION
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CHAPTER V GAY SOCIAL LIFE IN WASHINGTON
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CHAPTER VI CHARACTERISTICS OF SOCIAL LIFE IN 1858—LEADERS IN SOCIETY
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CHAPTER VII THE THIRTY-SIXTH CONGRESS
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CHAPTER VIII MEMORABLE DAYS IN THE HISTORY OF THE COUNTRY
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CHAPTER IX RAPID PROGRESS OF EVENTS AT THE SOUTH
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CHAPTER X VIRGINIA AGAIN THE BATTLE-GROUND
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CHAPTER XI LIFE AT THE OAKS
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CHAPTER XII BULL RUN AND FAIR OAKS
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CHAPTER XIII THE SEVEN DAYS' BATTLES
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CHAPTER XIV THE WINTER OF 1861
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CHAPTER XV GUARDING THE BLACKWATER
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CHAPTER XVI VICISSITUDES OF THE WAR
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CHAPTER XVII A HOMELESS WANDERER
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CHAPTER XVIII THE SIEGE OF PETERSBURG
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CHAPTER XIX BEHIND LEE'S LINES
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CHAPTER XX ARRIVING AT EXTREMITIES
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CHAPTER XX ARRIVING AT EXTREMITIES
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CHAPTER XX ARRIVING AT EXTREMITIES
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CHAPTER XXI A WINTER OF WANT
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CHAPTER XXII THE EVACUATION OF PETERSBURG
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CHAPTER XXIII RICHMOND SURRENDERS
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CHAPTER XXIV SHERIDAN'S OCCUPATION OF PETERSBURG
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CHAPTER XXV WOE TO THE VANQUISHED!
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CHAPTER XXVI STARTING LIFE ANEW
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CHAPTER XXVII THE FIRST "DECORATION DAY"
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CHAPTER XXVIII VIRGINIA IN THE EARLY DAYS OF PEACE