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 History. Drawn from Official Sources, and Approved by the Most Distinguished Confederate Leaders |
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Page vii
... Congress . - A double justifi- cation of the withdrawal of the Southern States from the Union . - The right of Self ... Congress . - The Republi- can " ultimatum . " — " The Crittenden compromise . " - Measures of compromise and peace in ...
... Congress . - A double justifi- cation of the withdrawal of the Southern States from the Union . - The right of Self ... Congress . - The Republi- can " ultimatum . " — " The Crittenden compromise . " - Measures of compromise and peace in ...
Page ix
... Congress . - Energy of the Washington Administration . - Its immense preparations for the prosecution of the war . - The Missouri campaign . - The politics of Missouri . - Sterling Price and his party . - Imprudence and violence of the ...
... Congress . - Energy of the Washington Administration . - Its immense preparations for the prosecution of the war . - The Missouri campaign . - The politics of Missouri . - Sterling Price and his party . - Imprudence and violence of the ...
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... Congress in Washington . - New development of Northern policy . - Lincoln's po- litical discovery . - His remarkable measures of War . - An era of despotism.— Violent acts of Congress . - The seed of Abolition . - Suspension of the ...
... Congress in Washington . - New development of Northern policy . - Lincoln's po- litical discovery . - His remarkable measures of War . - An era of despotism.— Violent acts of Congress . - The seed of Abolition . - Suspension of the ...
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... Congress.— Its vigour . The old Provisional Congress . - Its measures . - Its echoes to Federal legislation.The sequestration law . - Silly and demagogical military legislation.- The " Sixty Days ' furlough " law . - Alarm of Gen ...
... Congress.— Its vigour . The old Provisional Congress . - Its measures . - Its echoes to Federal legislation.The sequestration law . - Silly and demagogical military legislation.- The " Sixty Days ' furlough " law . - Alarm of Gen ...
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... Congress at Washington . - A record of its votes . - Reassurance of the Conservative party in 1864 .-- The party issues of 1864 , with reference to " reconstruction . " - Convention of the Govern- ment party at Baltimore . - Its ...
... Congress at Washington . - A record of its votes . - Reassurance of the Conservative party in 1864 .-- The party issues of 1864 , with reference to " reconstruction . " - Convention of the Govern- ment party at Baltimore . - Its ...
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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 moved movement night North Northern occupied 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 wounded