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 54
... directions and establish new seats of power and prosperity . But the change which in little more than a generation after the American Revolution shifted the numbers and enter- prise of the country from the Southern to the Northern ...
... directions and establish new seats of power and prosperity . But the change which in little more than a generation after the American Revolution shifted the numbers and enter- prise of the country from the Southern to the Northern ...
Page 98
... direction the War Department chartered a steamer called the " Star of the West , " which sailed from New York on the 5th of January , 1861 , having on board two hundred and fifty soldiers , besides stores and munitions of war . A ...
... direction the War Department chartered a steamer called the " Star of the West , " which sailed from New York on the 5th of January , 1861 , having on board two hundred and fifty soldiers , besides stores and munitions of war . A ...
Page 108
... directions to proceed to Charleston , and assume command of all the troops in actual service in and around that place . On arriving there he immediately examined the fortifications , and undertook the construction of additional works ...
... directions to proceed to Charleston , and assume command of all the troops in actual service in and around that place . On arriving there he immediately examined the fortifications , and undertook the construction of additional works ...
Page 119
... direction flowing in upon his charge . The military coun- cil at the State House , Richmond , consisting of Governor Letcher , Lieut.- Gov. Montague , Lieut . M. F. Maury , of the Navy , Gen. Lee and others , was in almost constant ...
... direction flowing in upon his charge . The military coun- cil at the State House , Richmond , consisting of Governor Letcher , Lieut.- Gov. Montague , Lieut . M. F. Maury , of the Navy , Gen. Lee and others , was in almost constant ...
Page 135
... direction . A Federal column , exceeding four thousand men , moved out from Fortress Monroe in the direction of Great Bethel , a church which stood about nine miles on the road leading south from Hampton . The position here had been ...
... direction . A Federal column , exceeding four thousand men , moved out from Fortress Monroe in the direction of Great Bethel , a church which stood about nine miles on the road leading south from Hampton . The position here had been ...
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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