Chapter 1 A STRANGE LAND-THE HEART OF THE APPALACHIANS-THE GATEWAY OF AN EMPIRE -A SEQUESTERED VALE, AND A PRIMITIVE, ARCADIAN, NON-PROGRESSIVE PEOPLE.
Chapter 2 SCARCITY OF FOOD FOR THE ARMY-RAID FOR FORAGE-ENCOUNTER WIT THE REBELS -SHARP CAVALRY FIGHT-DEFEAT OF THE JOHNNIES -POWELL'S VALLEY OPENED UP.
Chapter 3 LIVING OFF THE ENEMY-REVELING IN THE FATNESS OF THE COUNTRY-SOLDIERLY PURVEYING AND CAMP COOKERY-SUSCEPTIBLE TEAMSTERS AND THEIR TENDENCY TO FLIGHTINESS-MAKING SOLDIER'S BED.
Chapter 4 A BITTER COLD MORNING AND A WARM AWAKENING-TROUBLE ALL ALONG THE LINE-FIERCE CONFLICTS, ASSAULTS AND DEFENSE-PROLONGED AND DESPERATE STRUGGLE ENDING WITH A SURRENDER.