The Rebellion in the United States: Or, The War of 1861; Being a Complete ...

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Number of Regiments organized in the States of Massachusetts, New
York, Pennsylvania, and Rhode Island during the thirteen days
immediately succeeding the surrender of Fort Sumter (exclusive
of those who passed through Baltimore), their arrival at Annapo-
lis - their destination, .
The arrival in Washington of the First Rhode Island Regiment
incidents of their organization and march,
Organization in Petersburg, Va., of a company of negroes — patriotic
speech by one of the company, and their departure for Norfolk.

- Interesting letter from a Southern lady, .

Doings at the Norfolk Navy Yard-raising of the ships of war by the

secessionists,

198

Interesting letter of a member of the Massachusetts Fifth Regiment,. 200

President Lincoln's proclamation calling for volunteers. -Privateer

Savannah captured. — Union meeting in Preston, Va., and Louis-
ville, Ky. - Interview of President Lincoln with the committee
of the Maryland legislature,

Funeral at Lawrence of Corporal Needham,

213

214

General Butler took possession of the Relay House. — Virginia and

Arkansas pass an ordinance of secession. - Official correspond-

ence between Minister Faulkner and the French Minister at Paris, 215

The Southern Congress pass an act legalizing piracy,

216

Steamer "Daniel Webster" escapes from New Orleans. Major

Anderson accepted the command of Kentucky Volunteers. -De-

parture of the first troops from New Hampshire (Second Reg-

iment),

Jefferson Davis authorized to raise an army. - Departure of the First

Connecticut Regiment for the seat of war. — First Vermont Vol-

218

President Lincoln suspends the writ of habeas corpus on the

coast of Florida. - Disloyalty of Government officials,

221

CHAPTER XII.

223

The Winans' steam-gun captured. — Blockade of Charleston com-

menced. Great Union demonstration in San Francisco, .

Terrible tragedy in St. Louis, and proclamation by General Harney, 224

Union troops under General Butler entered Baltimore and en-

camped. General Butler issued a proclamation concerning his

occupation of the city, .

Departure of the Second Maine Regiment (the first troops that left the

State) for the seat of war- affecting incidents on the way

rival in Boston- their reception - Sons of Maine

Bridges on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad destroyed. - Congress

at Montgomery authorized the issue of Confederate bonds.

Military department of Virginia created. - United States steamers

attacked the rebel battery at Sewell's Point. · Arkansas admitted

to the Southern Confederacy,

North Carolina passed an ordinance of secession. Seizure of tele-

graphic despatches by Government. - General Butler took com-

mand at Fortress Monroe - General Sanford at Washington, and

General Patterson at Fort McHenry.- Occupation of Alexandria

by Union troops. - Death of Colonel Ellsworth - Death of Jack-

son - Funeral of Ellsworth in New York,.

The First Regiment New Hampshire volunteers left Concord for the

Postal service discontinued in the seceded States. - Savannah and

Mobile blockaded. — General McDowell took command of the

army in Virginia. - Governor Banks and Fremont commissioned

major-generals,.

238

engaged the rebel batteries at Aquia Creek. —Skirmish at Fairfax

Court House,

Rebels routed at Philippi by Colonel Kelly,

241

The Harriet Lane engaged the Pig Point batteries,
General Patterson's advance. - Battle of Big Bethel - Death of Major

Winthrop and Lieutenant Grebble,

Harper's Ferry burnt and evacuated by the rebels,

The First Regiment for three years' service. Skirmish at Vienna,

Battle of Booneville, Missouri,

General McClellan took command of the department of Ohio.

Skirmish at Patterson's Creek,

Engagement between gunboat Freeborn and rebel batteries at Mat-

thias Creek-Captain Ward of the navy killed,

252

253

Seizure of the steamer St. Nicholas by secessionists. - The French lady, 256

CHAPTER XIV.

General Patterson's advance into Virginia. — Battle near Martinsburg, 259

President calls for four hundred thousand men.-Fight at Buck-

Engagement at Carracksford, and death of General Garnett,
Skirmish at Millville, Missouri,

Occupation of Fairfax Court House, Germantown, and Centreville,-

interesting incidents of the march,

First Battle of Bull Run-Federal troops commanded by General

Tyler-fall back to Centreville,

Second Battle of Bull Run, or Manassas,

Depredations on the sea-Privateers Sumter and Jeff. Davis,

CHAPTER XV.

General McClellan in command of the Army of the Potomac. — Pri-

vateer Petrel sunk by the St. Lawrence.—War tax-bill passed

Congress.- Battle of Dug Springs, Missouri-General. Lyon

defeated Ben McCulloch,

Surrender of Fort Fillmore, New Mexico, by Major Lynde,

Village of Hampton burned,

Battle of Wilson's Creek, Mo.- General Lyon and McCulloch again

engaged-death of General Lyon. -Official report of General

Fremont.-Retreat of Sigel to Rolla. - Terrible panic at Spring-

field, Missouri,

322

Ex-minister Faulkner arrested for treason.-Return from Richmond

of Union soldiers, captured at Bull Run,

Skirmish near Grafton, Va.- Mutiny in the Seventy-ninth New York

Regiment at Washington,

329

331

Martial law proclaimed in St. Louis. - Proclamation by Jefferson

Sailing of the great naval expedition under General Butler,

337

339

CHAPTER XVI.

Skirmish at Boone Court House, Va.- Terrible railroad disaster,

Occupation of Paducah, Ky., and proclamation by General Grant,

Pardon of the "Sleeping Sentinel,"

Battle of Lexington, and surrender of Colonel Mulligan,
Retreat of General Price,

General Prentiss takes command in the West, and General Fremont

takes the field,

Skirmishing in various places.- Departure of the Fourth New Hamp-

Advance on Fall's Church - California troops fired into,

THE

REBELLION IN THE UNITED STATES.

CHAPTER XI.

Our foreheads both sprinkled in Liberty's name
From the fountain of blood with the finger of flame.

FROM Headquarters "United States military depot," Annapolis, Md., we receive the following statement of troops which had arrived there up to April 27 (inclusive), and the disposition made of the same, this, of course, does not include any of those who passed through Baltimore, only thirteen days since the surrender of Fort Sumter :