CONTENTS.

CHAPTER I.

The New Orleans Disaster.-Its Consequences and Effects.-Dispatches of the

European Commissioners.-Butler "the Beast."-Public Opinion in Europe.-The

Atrocities of the Massachusetts Tyrant.-Execution of Mumford.-Lesson of New

Orleans.-Spirit of Resistance in the South.-Change in the Fortunes of the Con-

federacy. Two Leading Causes for it.-The Richmond "Examiner."-The Conscrip-

tion Law.-Governor Brown of Georgia.-Reorganization of the Army.-Abandon-

ment of our Frontier Defences.-The Policy of Concentration.-Governor Rector's

Appeal.-First Movements of the Summer Campaign in Virginia.-The Retreat from

Yorktown.-Evacuation of Norfolk.-Destruction of the "Virginia."-Commodore

Tatnall's Report.-Secretary Mallory's Visit to Norfolk.-The Engagement of Wil-

liamsburg.-The Affair of Burhamsville.-McClellan's Investment of the Lines of the

Chickahominy.-Alarm in Richmond.-The Water Avenue of the James.-The Panic

in Official Circles.-Consternation in the President's House.-Correspondence be-

tween President Davis and the Legislature of Virginia.-Noble Resolutions of the

Legislature.-Response of the Citizens of Richmond.-The Bombardment of Drewry's

Bluff.-The Mass Meeting at the City Hall.-Renewal of Public Confidence.-The

Occasions of this.-JACKSON'S CAMPAIGN IN THE VALLEY.-The Engagement of

McDowell.-The Surprise at Front Royal.-Banks' Retreat down the Valley.-The

Engagements of Port Republic.-Results of the Campaign.-Death of Turner Ash-

by.-Sufferings of the People of the Valley of the Shenandoah.-MEMOIR OF TURNER

ASHBY.
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CHAPTER II.

The Situation of Richmond.-Its Strategic Importance.-What the Yankees had

done to secure Richmond.-THE BATTLE OF SEVEN PINES.-Miscarriage of Gen.

Johnston's Plans.-THE BATTLES OF THE CHICKAHOMINY.-Storming of the Enemy's

Intrenchments.-McClellan driven from his Northern Line of Defences.-The

Situation on the other Side of the Chickahominy.-Magruder's Comment.-The

Affair of Savage Station.-The Battle of Frazier's Farm.-A Terrible Crisis.-Battle

of Malvern Hill.-The Enemy in Communication with his Gunboats.-The Failure

to cut him off.-Glory and Fruits of our Victory.-Misrepresentations of the Yan-

kees.-Safety of Richmond.-The War in other Parts of the Confederacy.-The

Engagement of Secessionville.-The Campaign of the West.-The Evacuation of

Corinth.-More Yankee Falsehoods.-Capture of Memphis.-The Prize of the Mis-

sissippi.-Statistics of its Navigation.-Siege of Vicksburg.-Heroism of "the Queen

City."-Morgan's Raid into Kentucky.-The Tennessee and Virginia Frontier.-

Prospects in the West.-Plan of Campaign there.....

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CHAPTER III.

Effect of McClellan's Defeat in the North.-Call for more Troops.-Why the North

was not easily dispirited.-The War as a Money Job.-Note: Gen. Washington's

Opinion of New England.-The Yankee Finances.-Exasperation of Hostilities.-The

Yankee Idea of a "Vigorous Prosecution of the War."-Ascendancy of the Radicals.

-War Measures at Washington.-Anti-Slavery Aspects of the War.-Brutality of the

Yankees.-The Insensibility of Europe.-Yankee Chaplains in Virginia.-Seizures of

Private Property.-Pope's Orders in Virginia.-Steinwehr's Order respecting Host-

ages.-The Character and Services of Gen. John Pope.-The "Army of Virginia.”—

Irruption of the Northern Spoilsmen.-The Yankee Trade in Counterfeit Confederate

Notes.-Pope's "Chasing the Rebel Hordes."-Movement against Pope by "Stone-

wall" Jackson.-BATTLE OF CEDAR MOUNTAIN.-McClellan recalled from the Penin-

sula.-The Third Grand Army of the North.-Jackson's Surprise of the Enemy at

Manassas.-A Rapid and Masterly Movement.-Change of the Situation.-Attack by

the Enemy upon Bristow Station and at Manassas Junction.-Marshalling of the

Hosts.-Longstreet's Passage of Thoroughfare Gap.-The Plans of Gen. Lee.-Spirit

of our Troops.-Their Painful Marches.--THE SECOND BATTLE OF MANASSAS.-A ter-

rible Bayonet Charge.-Rout of the Enemy.-A hideous Battle-field.-Gen. Lee and

the Summer Campaign of Virginia.-Jackson's Share in it.-Extent of the Great

Victory of Manassas.-Excitement in Washington.-The Yankee Army falls back

upon Alexandria and Washington.-Review of the Situation.-Rapid Change in our

Military Fortunes.-What the South had accomplished.-Comparison of Material

Strength between North and South.-Humiliating Result to the Warlike Reputation

of the North.....
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CHAPTER IV.

Rescue of Virginia from the Invader.-Gen. Loring's Campaign in the Kanawha

Valley.-A Novel Theatre of the War.-Gen. Lee's Passage of the Potomac.-His

Plans.-Disposition of our Forces.-McClellan again at the Head of the Yankee

Army.-THE BATTLE OF BOONSBORO'.-THE CAPTURE OF HARPER'S FERRY.-Its Fruits

-THE BATTLE OF SHARPSBURG.-Great Superiority of the Enemy's Numbers.-Fury

of the Battle.-The Bridge of Antietam.-A Drawn Battle.-Spectacles of Carnage.—

The Unburied Dead.- Gen. Lee retires into Virginia.-McClellan's Pretence of

Victory. The Affair of Shepherdstown.-Charges against McClellan.-His Disgrace.

-Review of the Maryland Campaign.-Misrepresentations of Gen. Lee's Objects.-

His Retreat.-Comment of the New York "Tribune."-The Cold Reception of the

Confederates in Maryland.-Excuses for the Timidity of the Marylanders.-What

was accomplished by the Summer Campaign of 1862.-The Outburst of Applause in

Europe.-Tribute from the London "Times."-Public Opinion in England.-Dis-

tinction between the People and the Government.-The Mask of England.—OUR FOR-

EIGN RELATIONS IN THE WAR.-An Historical Parallel of Secession.-Two Remarks on

the "Neutrality" of Europe.-The Yankee Blockade and the Treaty of Paris.-The

Confederate Privateers.-Temper of the South.-Fruits of the Blockade....PAGE 128

CHAPTER V.

Movements in the West.-The splendid Programme of the Yankees.-Kentucky

the critical Point.-Gen. Kirby Smith's Advance into Kentucky.-THE BATTLE OF

RICHMOND.-Reception of the Confederates in Lexington.-Expectation of an Attack

on Cinciunati.-Gen. Bragg's Plans.-Smith's Movement to Bragg's Lines.-Escape

of the Yankee Forces from Cumberland Gap.-Affair of Munfordsville.-Gen. Bragg

between the Enemy and the Ohio.-An Opportunity for a decisive Blow.-Buell's

Escape to Louisville.-The Inauguration of Governor at Frankfort.-An idle Cere-

mony.-Probable Surprise of Gen. Bragg.-THE BATTLE OF PERRYVILLE.-Its Im-

mediate Results in our Favor.-Bragg's failure to concentrate his Forces.-His Reso-

lution of Retreat.-Scenes of the Retreat from Kentucky.-Errors of the Campaign.-

A lame Excuse.- Public Sentiment in Kentucky.-The Demoralization of that

State. The Lessons of Submission......
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CHAPTER VI.

Our Lines in the Southwest.-Gen. Breckenridge's Attack on Baton Rouge.-De-

struction of the Ram Arkansas.-Gen. Price's Reverse at Iuka.-Desperate Fighting.-

THE BATTLE OF CORINTH.-Van Dorn's hasty Exultations.-The Massacre of College

Hill.-Wild and terrible Courage of the Confederates.-Our Forces beaten Back.--

Our Lines of Retreat secured.-The Military Prospects of the South overshadowed.

-THE DEPARTMENT OF THE TRANS-MISSISSIPPI.-Romance of the War in Missouri.-

Schofield's Order calling out the Militia.-Atrocities of the Yankee Rule in Missouri.

-Robbery without "Red Tape."-The Guerrilla Campaign.-The Affair of Kirks-

ville.-Execution of Col. McCullough.-The Affair of Lone Jack.-Timely Reinforce-

ment of Lexington by the Yankees.-The Palmyra Massacre.-The Question of Re-

taliation with the South.-THE MILITARY AND POLITICAL SITUATION.-Survey of the

Military Situation.-Capture of Galveston by the Yankees.-The Enemy's Naval

Power. His Iron-clads.-Importance of Foundries in the South.-Prospect in the

Southwest.-Prospect in Tennessee.-Prospect in Virginia.-Stuart's Raid into Penn-

sylvania. Souvenirs of Southern Chivalry.-The "Soft-mannered Rebels."-Political

Complexion of the War in the North.-Lincoln's "Emancipation Proclamation."—

History of Yankee Legislation in the War.-Political Error of the Emancipation Proc-

lamation.-Its Effect on the South.-The Decay of European Sympathy with the

Abolitionists.-What the War accomplished for Negro Slavery in the South.-Yankee

Falsehoods and Bravadoes in Europe.-Delusion of Conquering the South by Starva-

tion.-Caricatures in the New York Pictorials.-The noble Eloquence of Hunger and

Rags. Manners in the South.-Yankee Warfare.-The Desolation of Virginia.—

The Lessons of harsh Necessity. - Improvement of the Civil Administration of

the Confederacy.-Ordnance, Manufacturing Resources, Quartermasters' Supplies,

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etc...

CHAPTER VII.

The Heroism of Virginia.-Her Battle-fields.-Burnside's Plan of Campaign.-

Calculations of his Movement upon Fredericksburg.-Failure to surprise Gen. Lee.-

THE BATTLE OF FREDERICKSBURG.-The Enemy crossing the River.-Their Bombard-

ment of the Town.-Scenes of Distress.-The Battle on the Right Wing.-The Story

of Marye's Heights.-Repulse of the Enemy.-The old Lesson of barren Victory.-

Death of Gen. Cobb.-Death of Gen. Gregg.-Romance of the Story of Fredericks-

burg. Her noble Women.-Yankee Sacking of the Town.-A Specimen of Yankee

Warfare in North Carolina.-Designs of the Enemy in this State.-The Engagements

of Kinston.-Glance at other Theatres of the War.-Gen. Hindman's Victory at

Prairie Grove.-Achievements of our Cavalry in the West.-The Affair of Harts-

ville. Col. Clarkson's Expedition.-Condition of Events at the Close of the Year

1862.........
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CHAPTER VIII.

The eastern Portion of Tennessee.- Its Military Importance.- Composition o

Bragg's Army.-THE BATTLE OF MURFREESBORO'.-The Right Wing of the Enemy

routed.-Bragg's Exultations.-The Assault of the 2d of January." The bloody

crossing of Stone River."-The Confederates fall back to Tullahoma.-Review of the

Battle-field of Murfreesboro'.-Repulse of the Enemy at Vicksburg.-THE RECAP-

TURE OF GALVESTON.-The Midnight March.-Capture of the "Harriet Lane.”—

Arkansas Post taken by the Yankees.-Its Advantages.-The affair of the Rams in

Charleston Harbor.-Naval structure of the Confederacy.-Capture of the Yankee

gunboat "Queen of the West."-Heroism of George Wood.-Capture of the "In-

dianola."-The War on the Water.-The Confederate Cruisers.-Prowess of the

"Alabama.".
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CHAPTER IX.

An extraordinary Lull in the War.-An Affair with the Enemy on the Black-

water.-Raids in the West.--Van Dorn's Captures.-THE MEETING OF CONGRESS.—

Character of this Body.-Its Dulness and Servility.-Mr. Foote and the Cabinet.-

Two Popular Themes of Confidence.-Party Contention in the North.-Successes of

the Democrats there.-Analysis of the Party Politics of the North.-The Interest of

New England in the War.-How the War affected the Northwestern Portions of the

United States.-Mr. Foote's Resolutions respecting the Northwestern States.-How

they were received by the Southern Public.-New War Measures at Washington.-

Lincoln a Dictator.-Prospect of Foreign Interference.-Action of the Emperor Na

poleon.-Suffering of the Working Classes in England.-The Delusions of an early

Peace. The Tasks before Congress.-Prostrate Condition of the Confederate Fi-

nances.-President Davis's Blunder.-The Errors of our Financial System.-The

Wealth of the South.-The Impressment Law of Congress.-Scarcity of Supplies.-

Inflated Prices.-Speculation and Extortion in the Confederacy.-Three Remarks

about these.-The Verdict of History...
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CHAPTER X.

Character of Military Events of the Spring of 1863.-Repulse of the Enemy at Fort

McAllister.-THE SIEGE OF VICKSBURG.-The Yazoo Pass Expedition.-Confederate

Success at Fort Pemberton.--The Enemy's Canals, or "Cut-offs."-Their Failure.--

BOMBARDMENT OF PORT HUDSON.-Destruction of "The Mississippi."-A Funeral

Pyre.-Happy Effects of our Victory.-A Review of the line of inland Hostilities.-

Hooker's hesitation on the Rappahannock.-The Assignment of Confederate com-

mands west of the Mississippi.-The Affair of Kelly's Ford.-Death of Major Pel-

ham.-NAVAL ATTACK ON CHARLESTON.-Destruction of "The Keokuk."-Scenery of

the Bombardment.-Extent of the Confederate Success.-Events in Tennessee and

Kentucky.-Pegram's Reverse.-The Situation of Hostilities at the close of April,

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1862..

CHAPTER XI.

Close of the Second Year of the War. Propriety of an Outline of some succeed-

ing Events.-Cavalry Enterprises of the Enemy.-The raids in Mississippi and Vir-

ginia.-SKETCH OF THE BATTLES OF THE RAPPAHANNOCK.-The Enemy's Plan of Attack

-The Fight at Chancellorsville.-The Splendid Charge of "Stonewall" Jackson.—

The Fight at Fredericksburg.-The Fight at Salem Church.-Summary of our Victory.

-DEATH OF "STONEWALL" JACKSON.-His Character and Services..... ..PAGE 254

CHAPTER XII.

A Period of Disasters.-DEPARTMENT OF THE MISSISSIPPI.-Grant's March upon

Vicksburg.-Its Steps and Incidents.-The Engagement of Port Gibson.-The Evacu-

ation of Jackson.-The Battle of Baker's Creek.-Pemberton's Declarations as to the

Defence of Vicksburg.-A grand Assault upon the "Heroic City."-Its Repulse.-

The Final Surrender of Vicksburg.-How the Public Mind of the South was shocked.

-Consequences of the Disaster.-How it involved affairs on the Lower Mississippi.

-Other Theatres of the War.-THE CAMPAIGN IN PENNSYLVANIA AND MARYLAND.—

Hooker manœuvred out of Virginia.-The Recapture of Winchester.-The Second

Invasion of the Northern Territory.-The Alarm of the North.-Gen. Lee's object in

the Invasion of Maryland and Pennsylvania.-His Essays at Conciliation.-The Er-

ror of such Policy.-The advance of his Lines into Pennsylvania.-The Battle of

Gettysburg. The Three Days' Engagements.-Death of Barksdale.-Pickett's splen-

did Charge on the Batteries.-Repulse of the Confederates.-Anxiety and Alarm in

Richmond.-Lee's safe Retreat into Virginia.-Mystery of his Movement.-Recovery

of the Confidence of the South.

Review of the Present Aspects of the

War.-Comparison between the Disasters of 1862 and those of 1863.-The Vitals of

the Confederacy yet untouched.-Review of the Civil Administration.-President

Davis, his Cabinet, and his Favorites.-His private Quarrels.-His Deference to Euro-

pean Opinion. Decline of the Finances of the Confederacy.-Reasons of their Decline.

The Confederate Brokers.-The Blockade Runners.-The Disaffections of Property-

holders.-The Spirit of the Army.-The Moral Resolution of the Confederacy.-How

the Enemy has strengthened it.-The Prospects of the Future.............PAGE 269

CHAPTER XIII.

REVIEW —POLITICAL IDEAS IN THE NORTH, &C.

The Dogma of Numerical Majorities.-Its Date in the Yankee Mind.-Demoraliza-

tion of the Idea of the Sovereignty of Numbers.-Experience of Minorities in Ameri-

can Politics.-Source of the Doctrine of "CONSOLIDATION."-The Slavery Question the

logical Result of Consolidation.-Another Aspect of Consolidation in the Tariff.—

Summary of the Legislation on the Tariff.-A Yankee Picture of the Poverty of the

South.-John C. Calhoun.-President Davis's Opinion of his School of Politics.-

"Nullification," as a Union Measure.-Mr. Webster's "Four Exhaustive Proposi-

tions."-The True Interpretation of the Present Struggle of the South.-The North-

ern Idea of the Sovereignty of Numbers.-Its Results in this War.-President Lin-

coln's Office.-The Revenge of the Yankee Congress upon the People.-The easy

Surrender of their Liberties by the Yankees.-Lincoln and Cromwell.-Explanation

of the Political Subserviency in the North.-Superficial Political Education of the

Yankee. His "Civilization."-The Moral Nature of the Yankee unmasked by the

War. His new Political System.-Burnside's "Death Order."-A Bid for Confeder-

ate Scalps.-A new Interpretation of the War.-The North as a Parasite.-The Foun-

dations of the National Independence of the South.-Present Aspects of the War.-

Its external Condition and Morals.-The Spirit of the South and the Promises of the

Future...
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