Table of Contents
Foreword VIII
Note to the Reader X
Muster Roll XII
Prologue: July 30, 1864-Petersburg, Virginia XIV
Chapter 1 A Broken Country 1
Chapter 2 Chi Maawonidiwin (the Great Walk) 13
Chapter 3 Surviving a Changing World 29
Chapter 4 Aim for the Bull's-Eye 47
Chapter 5 New Ogitchedaw 57
Chapter 6 Rifles and Rules 73
Chapter 7 The Road to Battle 91
Chapter 8 Into the Wilderness 103
Chapter 9 Gallantry Unsurpassed 119
Chapter 10 The Continuing Fight 137
Chapter 11 Explosion! 153
Chapter 12 The Gates of Hell 177
Chapter 13 A Wild Cry of Joy 197
Chapter 14 Homeward Bound 211
Epilogue 227
Author's Note 233
Appendix A First Michigan Sharpshooters' Anishinaabe Soldiers and Age at Enlistment 240
Appendix B Time Line of Company K First Michigan Sharpshooters 243
Appendix C Treaties 244
Appendix D The Eagle 248
Appendix E Complete Translation of Charles Allen's Letter Dated December 21, 1863 250
Glossary 253
Select Bibliography 255
Source Notes 260
Index 281