Introduction: Campfires at the crossroads -- Johnny Reb : character study of the Confederate soldier -- Camp crusades : religious services, chaplains, and prayer meetings -- Campfire cooking : campaign diets and not-so-fine dining -- Colored "Confederates" : Black cooks, body servants, and slaves -- Crime and punishment : executions, court-martials, and humiliations -- Silent death : dysentery, disease, and sickness -- Love letters : sweethearts, wives, and last words -- On the homefront : civilian memoirs and experiences -- Sons of secession : letters to the family of life on campaign -- Winter quarters : cabins, markers,and snowball fights -- Rebel recollections : news and views from the front lines -- Summation: The bivouac in the snow / by Margaret Junkin Preston -- ANV camp register : listing of Confederate units. |