Chapter X

"Davidson's sweet-potato raid"--Southern Alabama--Destruction of railroads--Oyster fishing--Red-pepper--Mobile Expedition-- Barancas--News of Lee's surrender--Assassination of Lincoln --Fort Blakely--Mobile--Explosion of Magazine--Return to New Orleans--Experience of Daniel Shaw in a Texas prison--Shreveport --"Salt-Horse" vs. Sumptuousness--Cantankerous cans--March into Texas--San Antonia--Mustered out--Jubilation--War's aftermath 155

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES.

Colonel Silas Noble 179

Lieutenant Colonel Harvey Hogg 181

Colonel John J. Mudd 189

Colonel Benjamin F. Marsh 199

Major John R. Hotaling 203

Roster 213

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

Major John R. Hotaling Frontispiece

Captain William B. Cummins Facing preface

Lieutenant Frank B. Bennett Facing Chapter I, page 1

Lieutenant Albert J. Jackson Facing Chapter II, page 5

Lieutenant James S. McHenry Facing Chap. III, page 25

Cut Site of Fort Henry Facing Chapter III, page 25

Calvin Steel Facing Chapter IV, page 45

View of Pittsburg Landing Facing Chapter IV, page 45

Samuel H. Fletcher Facing Chapter V, page 59

Shiloh Monument (Cut) Special Commands Facing Chapter V, page 59

Joseph Sheaff Facing Chapter VI, page 77

Peter Sheaff Facing Chapter VI, page 77

Osborn Shannon Facing Chapter VII, page 99

James Bowers Facing Chapter VIII, page 113

James L. Padgett Facing Chapter IX, page 135

E. C. Chatterton Facing Chapter X, page 155

Lieutenant-Colonel Harvey Hogg Facing page 181

Colonel John J. Mudd Facing page 189

Colonel Benjamin F. Marsh Facing page 199

Major John R. Hotaling Facing page 203

Hotaling Group Facing page 207

Illinois State Monument at Shiloh Facing page 213