The Lost Cause: A New Southern History of the War of the Confederates : Comprising a Full and Authentic Account of the Rise and Progress of the Late Southern Confederacy--the Campaigns, Battles, Incidents, and Adventures of the Most Gigantic Struggle of the World's HistoryThis book recounts the Civil War as a battle between "two nations of opposite civilizations" and that slavery enriched the South. |
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Page xiii
... banks of the Tennessee . - Beauregard's order for a cessation of the conflict . - A fatal halt . - Explanation of it . - Beauregard's great mistake . - Demoralization of his troops by plunder . - Buell's forces across the Tennessee ...
... banks of the Tennessee . - Beauregard's order for a cessation of the conflict . - A fatal halt . - Explanation of it . - Beauregard's great mistake . - Demoralization of his troops by plunder . - Buell's forces across the Tennessee ...
Page xiv
... Banks - Surprises his rear - guard at Front Royal . - Banks ' race to Winchester . - Scenes of retreat through Winchester . - Banks ' quick time to the Potomac . - Extent of Jackson's success— Fruits of two days ' operations of the ...
... Banks - Surprises his rear - guard at Front Royal . - Banks ' race to Winchester . - Scenes of retreat through Winchester . - Banks ' quick time to the Potomac . - Extent of Jackson's success— Fruits of two days ' operations of the ...
Page xv
... Banks again deceived by Jackson . - A rapid and severe engagenfent . - Gen . Lee moves out to the lines of the Rappahannock . — Ad- venturous movement of Jackson to reach Pope's rear . His perilous position.- He is apparently in the ...
... Banks again deceived by Jackson . - A rapid and severe engagenfent . - Gen . Lee moves out to the lines of the Rappahannock . — Ad- venturous movement of Jackson to reach Pope's rear . His perilous position.- He is apparently in the ...
Page xix
... Banks returns to New Orleans and the enemy holds the entire line of the Mississippi .... CHAPTER XXIV . 385 ... bank of exchequer would have operated in the war . - The rule of reflux in currency . - Brief statement of financial ...
... Banks returns to New Orleans and the enemy holds the entire line of the Mississippi .... CHAPTER XXIV . 385 ... bank of exchequer would have operated in the war . - The rule of reflux in currency . - Brief statement of financial ...
Page xxii
... Banks ' designs upon Texas . - The Confederate commands in the Trans - Mississippi . -The federal advance up Red River . - The Confederates fall back towards Shreveport . Battle of Mansfield . - How the action was brought on .-- Rout of ...
... Banks ' designs upon Texas . - The Confederate commands in the Trans - Mississippi . -The federal advance up Red River . - The Confederates fall back towards Shreveport . Battle of Mansfield . - How the action was brought on .-- Rout of ...
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A. P. Hill advance arms army arrest artillery assault attack bank batteries battle Beauregard Bragg brigade campaign captured Carolina cavalry Charleston column command commenced Confederacy Confederate forces Congress Constitution contest corps crossed D. H. Hill declared defence division early enemy enemy's evacuation Federal field fire flank fleet Fort Sumter Fort Wagner Fredericksburg front garrison Government Grant gunboats guns held Hill hundred infantry Jackson James River Johnston Kentucky Lee's Lincoln Longstreet loss Manassas McClellan ment miles military Mississippi Missouri morning moved movement night North Northern officers operations Orleans party pieces of artillery political position Potomac President Davis prisoners railroad rear regiments reinforcements retreat Richmond river road Shenandoah Valley Sherman side slavery soldiers South South Carolina Southern success Sumter superiour surrender Tennessee thousand tion troops Union United Valley vessels Vicksburg victory Virginia Washington whole wounded