My Dear Nelly : The Selected Civil War Letters of General Orlando M. Poe to His Wife Eleanor.

Cover -- Dedication -- Copyright -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Introduction -- One: "This Is a Holy War": From the Great Lakes to Regimental Command, October 3, 1860-December 26, 1861 -- Two: "There Is No Justice to Be Found in This Army of the Potomac": The Virginia Peninsula and Career Frustration, January 12-June 7, 1862 -- Three: "We Have Gone through Terrible Scenes within the Last Ten Days": Union Calamity at Second Bull Run and Fredericksburg, August 2-December 18, 1862 -- Four: "God Grant That We Give Them the Deliverance They Seek": Congressional Disaster to Western-Theater Redemption, February 10-August 28, 1863 -- Five: "My Praises Are in Every Man's Mouth": The Hero of Knoxville, September 4-December 7, 1863 -- Six: "You Can't Imagine a More Perfect Picture of War's Devastation": Headquartered in Tennessee and Preparing for Georgia, January 28-May 5, 1864 -- Seven: "You Never Saw Men in Such Spirits as Ours Are Now": The Atlanta Campaign, May 6-September 3, 1864 -- Eight: "We Have Left Nothing but Desolation behind Us": Fortifying Atlanta and the March to the Sea, September 7-December 26, 1864 -- Nine: "The Enemy Is More Desperate Than Ever": The Carolinas Campaign, January 1-April 26, 1865 -- Postscript -- Bibliography -- Index.

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