- 1Preface
- 2Contents
- 3Chapter I — Origin of the Glazier Family
- 4Chapter II — Birth and Childhood of Willard Glazier
- 5Chapter III — Early Life and Habits
- 6Chapter IV — Willard Glazier at School
- 7Chapter V — Eccentricities of Henry Glazier
- 8Chapter VI — Visions of the Future
- 9Chapter VII — Willard Glazier at Home
- 10Chapter VIII — Adventures — Equine and Bovine
- 11Chapter IX — The Young Trapper of the Oswegatchie
- 12Chapter X — The Soldier School-Master
- 13Chapter XI — Introduction to Military Life
- 14Chapter XII — First Battle of Brandy Station
- 15Chapter XIII — Manassas and Fredericksburg
- 16Chapter XIV — Unwritten History
- 17Chapter XV — From Battle-Field to Prison
- 18Chapter XVI — Libby Prison
- 19Chapter XVII — Prison Life
- 20Chapter XVIII — Danville — Macon — Savannah
- 21Chapter XIX — Under Fire at Charleston
- 22Chapter XX — The Escape From Columbia
- 23Chapter XXI — Loyalty of the Negroes
- 24Chapter XXII — Progress of the Fugitives
- 25Chapter XXIII — The Perils of an Escape
- 26Chapter XXIV — Recaptured by a Confederate Outpost
- 27Chapter XXV — Final Escape From Captivity
- 28Chapter XXVI — Glazier Re-Enters the Service
- 29Chapter XXVII — Career as an Author
- 30Chapter XXVIII — “Three Years in the Federal Cavalry”
- 31Chapter XXIX — “Battles for the Union”
- 32Chapter XXX — “Heroes of Three Wars”
- 33Chapter XXXI — Ocean to Ocean on Horseback
- 34Chapter XXXII — From Boston to Chicago
- 35Chapter XXXIII — From Chicago to Omaha
- 36Chapter XXXIV — Captured by Indians
- 37Chapter XXXV — Return From California
- 38Chapter XXXVI — The Mississippi River
- 39Chapter XXXVII — Home of the Chippewas
- 40Chapter XXXVIII — Exploration and Discovery
- 41Chapter XXXIX — Discovery of the Source of the Mississippi
- 42Chapter XL — Down the Great River
- 43Chapter XLI — Reception by the New Orleans Academy of Sciences
- 44Chapter XLII — Before the Missouri Historical Society
- 45Chapter XLIII — Greetings of the Voyage
- 46Syracuse Times
- 47Appendix — By the Publishers of “Down the Great River”
- 48I — Letters From Barrett Channing Paine
- 49II — Reception at New Orleans and Saint Louis
- 50III — Letters Pertinent to the Subject
- 51IV — Public Opinion in Minnesota
- 52V — Recognition
- 53VI — Notices of the Press
- 54Conclusion
Sword and Pen
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