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The Seven Days' Contest-Remarkable Foresight-Position of our Ar- my-Lee's Plan-The Movement Commenced-Battle of Gaines' Mill-Severe Letter to the Secretary of War-Destruction of Prop- erty-A Train Cut Adrift-The Retreat-Army Train-Battle. of Savage Station-Battle of Nelson's Farm and Glendale-Battle of Malvern Hill-Retreat to Harrison's Landing-Feelings of the Peo- ple-Letter of Thanks from the President-McClellan's Letter to the President on the Policy that should be Adopted in Prosecuting the PAGE, Pope's Campaign-Pope Called to the Army of Virginia-His Orders- Concentration of his Army-Halleck made General-in-Chief-His Plan of Operations-McClellan Recalled from the Peninsula-His Let- ter of Remonstrance-Lee takes Advantage of the Blunder of Hal- leck-Battle of Cedar Mountain-Lee's Great Movement Begun— Account of Subsequent Operations-Battle of Bull Run-Battle of Groveton-The Last Day's Battle-The Army Falls Back to the Forts-Lee Moves toward the Potomac-McClellan's Telegram to Halleck Asking Permission to Join the Army-Placed Once More at the Head of the Army-Pope's Failure-Review of the Campaign... 54 Alarm at Washington-Antietam-McClellan Takes the Field-Battle tam-Hooker's Struggle-Fatal Delay of Burnside-Lee's Retreat- Public Disappointment-The Army Rests-Emancipation Proclama- tion-Suspension of Habeas Corpus-Its Effects-Its Dangers...... 66 Operations West-Vicksburg-Ram Arkansas-Mitchell's Gallant Ex- ploit-Curtis Crosses the State of Arkansas-Buell's Campaign— Bragg Invades Tennessee and Kentucky-Retreat of Buell to Louis- ville-Is Superseded by Thomas-Kirby Smith Advances against Cin- cinnati-Lane in Kansas-New Orleans-Battle of Baton Rouge- Death of General Williams-Porter, with the Essex, Destroys the Battle of Iuka-Gallantry of General Hamilton-Failure of Grant- Attempt of the Enemy to Cut Grant's Line of Supplies-Battle of Corinth A Gallant Texan-Terrific Slaughter of the Enemy-The Victory-Arrival of McPherson-The Pursuit-The Battle-field- Rosecrans Placed at the Head of the Department of the Cumber- Buell Restored to Command-Moves Out of Louisville-Battle of Perry- ville-Retreat of Bragg-Pursuit-Removed from Command-Mor- gan at Cumberland Gap-Gallant Defense of Call for Reinforce- ments-Is Surrounded by a Hundred Thousand Men-His Extreme Peril-Gallant Resolve to Make a Forced March of Two Hundred Miles to the Ohio-Blows Up the Mountain-Destroys His Siege Guns-Burns up Everything-Fearful Conflagration and Explosion- Terrific Scene-Midnight March-The Race for Life-Sufferings of the Army-Its Delight at the Sight of the Ohio-Halleck's Treat- |