viii - Contents. 



CHAPTER IV 



Our New York life — In a Methodist's house — Salm, Colonel of the 68th 

 Regiment N.Y. V. — In partibus — Recruiting difficulties — Salm autho- 

 rised to raise a brigade — His and Corvin's recruiting plan favoured by 

 Secretary of State, W. H. Seward — An audience with President 

 Lincoln — Secretaiy of War Stanton opposing — A visit to Blenker's 

 farm — The battle of Chancellorville — Defeat of Hooker — Superseded 

 by General Meade — The glorious battle of Gettysburg — General 

 Sickles severely wounded — The New York Riots — Mrs. Bennett — 

 Mr. James Gordon Bennett — His Son — Fort Washington — The first 

 appearance of Master Jimmy — Mrs. James Speier — The Spiritualist 

 Excitement — Mrs. Anna Sugdon, a pretty knocking, and Mrs. Heath 

 Adams, a writmg medium — Spiritual seances at my house — At Mrs. 

 Bennett's — The flying music-book — At Mrs Speier's — A table 

 knocked off" its legs — A detected tipping medium — Bad state of affairs 

 — I go out recruiting to Washington. . . . • . Page 48 



CHAPTER V. 



The Provost-Marshal-General U. S., General James Fry — My success — 

 Governor Yates, of Illinois — Lovers of spirits among high-spirited 

 gentlemen — I become a captain, commanding a company — Life in 

 Washington- -Madame von Corvin — Sanitary arrangements in the 

 United States — The Sanitary and Christian Commissions — How the 

 Government honoured dead soldiers — National cemeteries — A hospi- 

 tal city — Salm again on the war-path — My journey to Nashville, 

 Tenn. — Returning to Washington. . , .... 65 



CHAPTER VI. 



Madame von Corvin and I travel from Washington to Bridgeport, Ala- 

 bama — American railroads — Pittsburg — Meeting Charles Schurz — 

 How he was received there — Louisville, Kentucky — Nashville, Tenn. 

 — The St. Cloud Hotel — Travelling with a military train — Why I 

 stop the train — Arrival in Bridgeport — The camp on the Tennessee 

 island — The hospital — Traffic with the rebels — Salt serving instead of 

 money — Neighbours — Expecting a rebel surprise — Bridgeport — Col- 

 onel Taylor — Rev. Gilford and family — 13angerous roads — Fort 

 Prince Salm — Life on the island — Excursion to Chattanooga — Major- 

 General J. Steedman — The Match-bridge at Whiteside — Lookout 

 Mountain — Fighting Joe's rock — The rebels advancing — Salm leaving 

 the island alone — Cut off" from Nashville by General Hood — How we 

 passed oiir time — Visits received and paid — Generals Brannon and 

 Granger — Rather dangerous — Pleasure trips to Stevenson — Victories 

 — The 6Slh Regiment leaving the island — The deserted camp — Dan- 

 gerous position — Nightly disturbances — Meeting Salm and Steedman 



