Table of Contents
Introduction: Brief Biography and Understanding Loosley's Perspective 1
Chapter 1 "The Eighty-first Illinois, Composed of Men and Not of Boys"1 11
Chapter 2 August 5 to September 26, 1862 - Camp Anna to Cairo 19
Chapter 3 October 8, 1862 to January 15, 1863 - From Humboldt to Abbeville and Back 33
Chapter 4 January 20 to April 21, 1863 - Sailing on Lake Providence 63
Chapter 5 May 6 to July 22, 1863 - On to Vicksburg 103
Chapter 6 October 2 to December 29, 1863 - Canton Expedition 147
Photographs - Plate #1 165
Photographs - Plate #2 166
Chapter 7 January 31 to May 31, 1864 - The Red-River Campaign 167
Chapter 8 June 2 to September 15, 1864 - From Guntown to the White River 193
Chapter 9 October 5 to December 31, 1864 - After Generals Price and Hood 213
Chapter 10 January 1 to February 21, 1865 - Another Winter in the Sunny South 241
Chapter 11 March 1 to March 28, 1865 - On to Mobile 271
Chapter 12 March 29 to June 14, 1865 - From Bayou Minette to Illinois 287
Epilogue 303
End Notes 307
Appendix I Loosley Chronology 326
Appendix II List of Letters and Regimental Activities 329
Bibliography and Sources 336
Index 341