Georgia Hero.-Pemberton and the Fugitives.-His Return to Vicksburg.-Recrim-

inations as to the Disaster of the Big Black.--How Pemberton Was in the Wrong.—

Johnston Orders the Evacuation of Vicksburg.-Pemberton's Determination to

Hold It......

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CHAPTER III.

The Defences of Vicksburg.-Pemberton's Force.-His Troops Reinspirited.-A

Memorable Appeal.-Grant's Assault on the Works.-Confidence of the Yankees.-

Their Repulse and Losses.-Commencement of Siege Operations.-Confidence in

Richmond.-Johnston's Secret Anticipation of the Fall of Vicksburg.--His Alleged

Inability to Avert it.-Critical Condition of the Confederate Armies in Numbers.-

Secret Correspondence of Richmond Officials.-Mr. Seddon's Bait of Flattery.-Suf-

ferings of the Garrison of Vicksburg.-Johnston's Attempt to Extricate them.-Pro-

posed Diversion in the Trans-Mississippi.-Its Failure.-A Message from Pemberton.

A Gleam of Hope.-An Important Despatch Miscarries.-The Garrison Unable to

Fight Their Way Out.-But Their Condition not Extreme.-Pemberton's Surrender

on the Fourth of July.-Surprise in Richmond-Mendacity of the Telegraph.-The

Story of the Rats and Mules.-Pemberton's Statement as to his Supplies.-His Ex-

planation as to the Day of Surrender.-The last Incident of Humiliation.-Behavior

of the Vicksburg Population.-A Rival of "The Beast."-Appearance and Manners

of the City under Yankee Rule.-Consequences of the Fall of Vicksburg.-THE YAN-

KEE REOCCUPATION OF JACKSON.-Johnston's Second Evacuation.-The Enemy's Rav-

ages in Mississippi.-How they Compared with Lee's Civilities in Pennsylvania.-

THE FALL OF PORT HUDSON, &c.--Enemy's Capture of Yazoo City.-The Battle

OF HELENA.--THE TRANS-MISSISSIPPI.-Repulse of the Confederates.-Abandonment

of Little Rock.-The Trials and Sufferings of the Trans-Mississippi Department.-

Hindman's Memorable Rule.-Military Autocracy.-The Generous and Heroic Spirit

of the Trans-Mississippi....
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CHAPTER IV.

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Elasticity of the Spirit of the Confederacy.-What Taught.-Decay of Confi-

dence in President Davis's Administration.-His Affection for Pemberton.-A Season

of Encouraging Events.-THE CAMPAIGN IN LOWER LOUISIANA.-Capture of Brashear

City. The Affair of Donaldson.--THE SIEGE OF CHARLESTON.-Operations of the

Enemy on Folly Island.-General Beauregard's Embarrassments.-Assault of the

Enemy of Fort Wagner.-His Foothold on Morris Island.--Beauregard's Designs.--

Bombardment of Fort Wagner.--Second Repulse of the Enemy's Assault.-Gilmore's

Insolent Demand.-His Attempt to Fire Charleston.--A Noble Reply from Beaure-

gard.-Bombardment of Fort Sumter.-The Fort in Ruins.-Evacuation of Morris

Island by the Confederates.The Yankee Congratulations.--Devilish Penalties for

"the Secession City."-Dahlgren's Part of the Programme.-His Night Attack on

Sumter.--His Failure.-Safety of Charleston.-Bitterness of Yankee Disappointment.

--MORGAN'S EXPEDITION INTO INDIANA AND OHIO.-His Capture of Lebanon.—An

Unnatural Encounter.-Murder of Captain Magennis.-The Incursion Through Indi-

ana.-The Yankee Pursuit.-A Chaplain's Trick.-Operations in Ohio.-The Affair

of Buffington Island.--Morgan's Attempt to Escape.-His Capture and Imprison-

ment. Results of his Expedition, Strategic and Material.-The Value of Military

Adventure....

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Contrast between our Military Fortunes in the East and in the West.-Some

Reasons for our Success in Virginia.-Her Hearty Co-operation with the Confederate

Authorities. Her Contributions to the War.-General Bragg's Situation in Tennes-

see.-Confederate criticisms on General Rosecrans.-Opinion of the "Chattanooga

Rebel."-An Extensive Movement Contemplated by Rosecrans.-Bragg's Retreat to

Chattanooga.-The Yankees on a Double Line of Operations.-Buckner's Evacuation

of Knoxville. THE SURRENDER OF CUMBERLAND GAP.-President Davis's Comment

on the Surrender.-THE BATTLES OF CHICKAMAUGA.-Braggs' Evacuation of Chatta-

nooga. Topography of the Battle-field.-Thomas's Column of Yankees in McLemore's

Cove.-Disobedience of Orders by Lieutenant-general Hill of the Confederates.-

Bragg's Orders to Lieutenant-general Polk.-Two Opportunities Lost. Note:

Bragg's Secret and Official Report of the Miscarriage of His Plans.-The First Day's

Engagement on the Chickamauga.-Second Day.-General Polk's Fight on our

Right.-Longstreet's Successful Attack on the Left.-The Grand Charge.-Rout of

the Enemy.-Longstreet's Message to Bragg.-Forrest Up a Tree.-Bragg Declines to

Pursue. His Hesitation and Error.-His Movement upon Chattanooga.-Boast of

Rosecrans.-An Empty Victory for the Confederates.-Bragg's Awkward Pause.-

Discussions of the Campaign.-His Supposed Investment of Chattanooga.-Two

Blunders of the Confederate Commander.-Chickamauga a Second Edition of Bull

Run. Note: Observations of a General Officer of the Confederate States Army on

the Campaign in the West...
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CHAPTER VII.

CHAPTER VI.

Political Movements in the Fall of 1868.-The "Peace Party" in the North.-The

Yankee Fall Elections.-The War Democrats in the North.-The South's Worst

Enemies.-Yankee Self-Glorification.-Farragut's Dinner-Party.-The Russian Ban-

quet.-Russia and Yankeedom.-The Poles and the Confederates.-THE POLITICAL

TROUBLES IN KENTUCKY.-Bramlette and Wickcliffe.-The Democratic Platform in

Kentucky. Political Ambidexterity.-Burnside's Despotic Orders.-The Kentucky

"Board of Trade."-An Election by Bayonets.-The Fate of Kentucky Sealed.—OUR

EUROPEAN RELATIONS.-Dismissal of the Foreign Consuls in the Confederacy.—

Seizure of the Confederate "Rams" in England.-The Confederate Privateers.-

Their Achievements.-British Interests in Privateering.-The Profits of So-called

"Neutrality."-NAVAL AFFAIRS OF THE CONFEDERACY.--Embarrassments of Our

Naval Enterprise.-The Naval Structures of the Confederates.-LEE'S FLANK MOVE-

MENT IN VIRGINIA.-Affair of Bristoe Station.-Failure of Lee's Plans.-Meade's

Escape to Centreville.-Imboden's Operations in the Valley.--Capture of Charlestown.

--OPERATIONS AT RAPPAHANNOCK BRIDGE.-Kelley's Ford.-Surprise and Capture of

Hayes' and Hoke's Brigades.-Gallantry of Colonel Godwin.-Lee's Army on the

Rapidan.-THE AFFAIR OF GERMANIA FORD.-Meade Foiled.-The "On-to-Rich-

mond" Delayed....................
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The Chattanooga Lines.--Grant's Command.-The Military Division of the Missis-

sippi.-Scarcity of Supplies in Chattanooga.-Wheeler's Raid.-Grant's Plans.-He

Opens the Communications of Chattanooga.-THE AFFAIR OF LOOKOUT VALLEY.-

Relief of Chattanooga.-THE BATTLE OF MISSIONARY RIDGE.-Bragg's Unfortunate