Prologue: a distant thunder
"Petersburg is to be and shall be defended"
"It was a marvel of a move"
Part I. Enemy at the gates
"Hold on at all hazards!"
"I have determined to try to envelop Petersburg"
"The destructive work of the shells was visible on every hand"
"The saddest affair I have ever witnessed in the war"
Part II. Fighting right, fighting left
"It was terrible, awful, terrific"
"Fire low! Low! Low!"
"Hello! Yanks! Want any fresh beef?"
Dateline: Petersburg
"Everything now hinges on the election"
Part III. The last winter of war
"Starvation parties"
"We cannot believe Americans can do these things"
"When we weren't killing each other, we were the best of friends"
"Proper subjects for the hangman"
Part IV. An end, a beginning
"The tremendous possibility"
"I have ordered a general assault along the lines"
Epilogue: a distant thunder
"My kitchen is full of soldiers"
"I hoped to capture them soon".
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The last citadel : Petersburg, June 1864-April 1865 by Noah Andre Trudeau. ISBN 9781611212129. Published by Savas Beatie in 2014. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.
