THE GREAT REBELLION: A HISTORY OF THE Civil War in the United States. BY J. T. HEADLEY, AUTHOR OF "NAPOLEON AND HIS MARSHALS," "WASHINGTON AND HIS GENERALS," AMERICAN PUBLISHING COMPANY, BRANCH OFFICE, COLUMBUS, OHIO. R. C. TREAT, CHICAGO, ILL. SOLD BY SUBSCRIPTION ONLY. 1866. ENTERED ACCORDING TO ACT OF CONGRESS, IN THE YEAR 1866, BY AMERICAN PUBLISHING COMPANY, IN THE CLERK'S OFFICE OF THE DISTRICT COURT OF CONNECTICUT. PUBLISHERS' NOTICE. It is with no ordinary satisfaction and confidence that we issue this Second Volume of the History of the Great Rebellion. No other History of this mighty and memorable conflict, has won so large a favor from the American people. Mr. Headley's genius has here found a subject worthy of, and demanding its amplest resources; and he has successfully risen to the height of the great occasion. He here completes a historic record, that will be read with amazement and the deepest interest by present and future generations the record of the sacrifices and successes of a people, sacredly cherishing the traditions and legacies of the Fathers and Founders of their Republic, and shrinking from no cost of treasure and blood necessary to subdue the most causeless and criminal insurrection against human rights and human freedom, that ever challenged a nation to the bitter and bloody arbitration of the battle field. Ours is no dry and dreary compilation, which, even if read, can be of little profit, save to a few minds. It is not the speculations of the political theorist or philosopher, upon the causes and obscure agencies culminating in this atrocious conspiracy against the best human Government. But, it is the vivid and faithful portraiture-by an author of surpassing genius for historic delineation-of all the important events in our Civil War. From it may be got the clearest and most adequate idea of the spirit of the nation, and of the sweep and shock of its armies during these four eventful years of heroism and glory. It is a splendid and faithful panorama of a great people in arms, inspired with a sublime enthusiasm for Law and Liberty. It shows the prominent actors in the Tragedy which has held the gaze of the civilized world-some of them incompetent or un |