W. J. McMurray, M.D., Deering J. Roberts, M.D., and Ralph J. Neal.

NASHVILLE, TENN.

To the

WOMEN OF THE SOUTH,

who were the devoted allies of the Confederate Soldiers, whose patriotism never tired or flagged, and whose

sacrifices had no limit; to them;

and the

PRIVATE SOLDIERS OF THE ARMIES OF THE
CONFEDERATE STATES,

who cheerfully lived and faithfully served on his meager rations, and defiantly, bravely, and nobly, in the trenches or on the battle line in the open field, in their well-worn, threadbare, and tattered gray, were ever ready to do or die for the rights bequeathed to them by their sires, when they signed the compact of 1787, this volume, portraying events that occurred during the period from 1861 to 1865, is most respectfully and sincerely inscribed.

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