Includes excerpts from the memoirs of Col. Edward Dudley Hall of the 46th North Carolina.

Includes bibliographical references.

pt. 1. Hurrah for Dixie! The North Carolina defense. The Forty-sixth goes to camp -- From the state capitol to the Atlantic coast -- The first defense of Richmond capital at Malvern Hill -- The central Maryland campaign and the Battle of Sharpsburg -- The central Virginia campaign and the Battle of Fredericksburg -- The mission to Poscataligo, S.C. and the Battle at Bristoe Station -- pt. 2. The valorous defense!! The eastern campaign. The Battle for the Wilderness -- The Battle for Spotsylvania -- The Battle of Cold Harbor -- pt. 3. The twilights last gleaming. The western retreat. The all-hazards defense and final battle line at the Richmond capital -- The attempted trench defense and final battle line of Petersburg -- Appromattox [i.e. Appomattox], Virginia : the retreat and final surrender -- Regimental casualties 1861-1865 -- Regimental biographical sketches -- Appendicies. Compiled service records of the Confederate soldiers -- Register of comissioned officers and non-commissioned officers, Forty-sixth Regiment North Carolina Volunteers.