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A train of Confederate successes in the beginning of 1864.-The Battle of Ocean Pond.-

Gen. Seymour's expedition into Florida-Its defeat and complete disaster.-

Sherman's expedition in the Southwest.-His first experiment of "the moveable

column."-His designs upon Mobile and the Confederate lines in North Georgia.—

The co-operating column of cavalry.-Gen. Polk evacuates Meridian, and falls

back to Demopolis.-Forrest defeats the Federal cavalry.-Disastrous and dis-

graceful conclusion of Sherman's adventure.-The Red River expedition.-Gen.

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 the

enemy. Singular scenes on the pursuit.-Battle of Pleasant Hill.-An unfortunate

mistake of orders.-Churchill's corps panic-stricken.-Gen. Walker holds the

field. The enemy continues his retreat to Alexandria.—His march a career of

unparalleled cowardice and crime.-Large spoils of the Confederates.-The ex-

tent of Banks' disaster.-Termination of his vision of empire west of the Missis-

sippi.-Forrest's expedition up the Mississippi.-Capture of Fort Pillow.-Hoke's

operations on the North Carolina coast.-Comparative unimportance of these Con-

federate successes.-The raid of Ulric Dahlgren.-The parts of Custer and Kil-

patrick. Failure and ludicrous cowardice of the several expeditions.-Dahlgren's

atrocious designs.-He retreats, and is chased by Pollard.-Manner of his death.

-Discovery of "the Dahlgren papers."-Sensation in Richmond.-President Davis'

melodrama.-Statement of Edward W. Halbach in relation to the "Dahlgren pa-

pers." The papers first found by the schoolboy Littlepage.-How transmitted to

Richmond. The theory of forgery.-Its utter absurdity....
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The Federal Government prepares an army organization of one million of men.-

Distribution of the Federal forces in Virginia.-Strength of the Army of the Po

tomac.-Position and numbers of Gen. Lee.-His great anxiety.-Appeal of Con-

federate women.-The battles of the Wilderness.-Grant crosses the Rapidan. —

Lee springs upon his flank.-Attack of Ewell and Hill.-The Confederate line

broken.-Gordon's splendid charge.-Gallant conduct of Pegram's and Hays' di-

visions.-Night attack of the enemy.-The second day's battle.-Hill's corps

broken.-Longstreet comes up and turns the fortunes of the day. He is shot

down by his own men.-Gen. Lee offers to lead a charge.-Touching remons-

trances of the men.-The Confederate attack withdrawn.-Results of the day.-

Gordon's night attack.-Grant's whole army on the verge of rout.-His immense

losses.-Movements of the two armies to Spottsylvania Court-house.-Masterly

performance of Lee.-A melancholy episode to the campaign.-Sheridan's expedi-

tion.-Death of Gen. Stuart.-Battles of Spottsylvania Court-house.-Combat of

Anderson's corps.-The fighting on the 10th May.-The battle on the 12th.-A

salient of the Confederate line taken.-Great slaughter of the enemy.-Grant

confesses a failure, and waits six days for reinforcements.-Operations on the

south side of Richmond.-Grant's instructions to Butler.-Sigel's column in West-

ern Virginia, another part of the combination.-Butler's boastful despatch.-He

dares "The whole of Lee's army."-He is defeated by Beauregard, and his army

"bottled up."-Operations in the Kanawha and Shenandoah Valleys.—Signal de-

feat of Sigel.-Grant's combination broken down. He moves to the North Anna

River. Is foiled again by Lee.-He crosses the Pamunkey River.-"The Pen-

insula " made the battle-ground again.-The sum of glory achieved by Lee's

army.-Statement as to Lee's reinforcements.-The Federal host held at bay by

an army of fifty thousand men.-Gaseous nonsense in New York about Grant's

generalship. His operations in May absurd and contemptible failures....... 507

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Position of the armies around Richmond, June 1, 1864.-Manoeuvres for position.-

Battle of Cold Harbour.--Easy repulse of the enemy.-Grant decides to cross the

river, and attempt the south side of Richmond.-Why Gen. Lee did not attempt

to attack him in the movement.-Battles of Petersburg.-Two attacks of the

enemy repulsed.-Butler advances his position, and is driven back.-Grant turns

his attention from the fortifications to the railroads.--Demonstrations on the

Weldon and Danville Roads.-Defeat of Sheridan's expedition on the railroads

north of Richmond.-Operations west of the Blue Ridge.-Hunter's movement.—

He captures Staunton.-He advances upon Lynchburg. He is defeated, and driven

into Western Virginia.-Gen. John Morgan's expedition into Kentucky. Its disas

trous conclusion.-Particulars of the murder of Gen. Morgan in East Tennessee.-

Early's invasion of Maryland.-Daring of Gen. Lee.-What he proposed by send-

ing Early's column into the North.-Grant's preparations against this movement.-

Battle of Monocacy Bridge.-Defeat of "Lew" Wallace's command.-Early ad-

vances upon Washington.-Skirmish in front of Fort Stevens-Early declines to

attack the Federal capital and retreats.-Questions as to the strength of Washing-

ton.-Results of Early's expedition.-Its effect on the armies operating around

Richmond. The mine fiasco at Petersburg.-Three elements in the plan of attack.

-Description of the mine.-The explosion and a "feu d'Enfer."-The assaulting

column pauses in the crater.-Terrible scenes of carnage.-The miserable failure.

-Commentary of the New York "Times."

Sherman's campaign in Georgia the important correspondent of Grant's in Virginia.-

The "On to Richmond," and the "On to Atlanta," the two important movements

of 1864.-Sherman's demand of numbers.-Gen. Joseph E. Johnston's command.-

He proposes an offensive movement.-Is balked by Bragg at Richmond.-Statement

of Johnston's forces on 1st May.-Johnston's policy of retreat.-He proposes to

fight at Cassville; but is overruled by Hood and Hardee.-He crosses the Etowah.

-Engagement at New Hope Church.-Battle of Kenesaw Mountain.-Sherman's

ghastly experiment. He resorts to manoeuvring.-Johnston retires to Atlanta.—

The situation around Atlanta.--Defeat of Sturgis' column in North Mississippi.—

Johnston master of the situation.-Wonderful success of his retreat.--He holds

Sherman suspended for destruction.-Naval fight in Mobile Bay.--A match of 212

guns against 22.--How the gunboats Selma and Morgan fought the enemy.-

Gallant fight of the iron-clad Tennessee.-Surrender of the forts in the harbour.

-Little value of Farragut's conquest.-Excessive laudation of him in the North.

---Sinking of the Confederate privateer Alabama.-Review of the result of the

privateering service of the Confederates.-A glance at British "neutrality."-How

Earl Russell was bullied by the Washington Government.-The story of the Lairds'

rams.--Cruise of the Alabama.-Why she fought the Kearsarge off the French

coast.-Capt. Semmes' motives for a naval duel.-The Alabama sinking.—The

Federal vessel sends no relief.-Mr. Seward's little remark about "pirates."—

Discovery of concealed armour on the Kearsarge.-How the Richmond editors

would have treated Capt. Winslow.-A curious annecdote of Admiral Farra-

gut.-Capture of the privateer Florida.-The exploit of Napoleon Collins in a

neutral port. He attempts to sink and then steals the Confederate vessel.-The

New York Herald and "The pages of History."-Invasion of Missouri by Gen.

Price. How and why it failed.-The Trans-Mississippi sunk out of sight in the

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An intrigue in Richmond against Gen. Johnston.-Evidence of it.-Gen. Bragg's visit to

Atlanta.-Removal of Gen. Johnston from command.-The battles of Atlanta.-

Engagements of the 20th, 22d, and 28th July.-Sherman's designs on the Macon

Road.-Unsuccessful raids of Stoneman and M'Cook.-Hood's great mistake.-He

sends off his cavalry towards Chattanooga.-Sherman moves on the Macon Road.

-Defeat of Hardee at Jonesboro'.—Hood evacuates Atlanta, and retreats to Love-

joy's Station. Sherman's occupation of Atlanta.-His order for its depopulation.—

Atrocious character of this measure.-The fall of Atlanta a serious disaster for

the Confederates.-Visit of President Davis to the military lines in Georgia.-His

speech at Macon.-He betrays to the enemy the new military design.-Hood's new

movement to Tennessee.-Sherman follows to Gaylesville.-He turns back and

determines to traverse the State of Georgia to the sea.-His correspondence with

Grant.-How the enterprise was a plain one.-No peril or genius in it.-Errors of

the Hood-Davis strategy.-Hood's Tennessee campaign.-He loses the great

opportunity of the campaign at Spring Hill.-Schofield effects a retreat to

Franklin.-Battle of Franklin.-Heroic conduct of the Confederate troops.-

Remarkable loss among their general officers.-Battle of Nashville.-Gen.

Grant's fears that Hood would invade Kentucky.-Probable effect of such a

movement.-The enemy's plan of battle.-The second day's fight.-Hood's

assurance of victory.-A Confederate brigade gives way before a skirmish line

of the enemy.-A disgraceful panic and rout.-Hood escapes across the Tennes-

see River. His losses.--The whole scheme of Confederate defence terminated

West of the Alleghanies. ....
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Gen. Grant's opinion of manœuvring.-Lee his master in every branch of generalship.-

The Federals get possession of the Weldon railroad.-Action at Ream's Station.-

Operations North of James River.-Surprise and capture of Fort Harrison.-At-

tempt of the Confederates to retake it disconcerted and defeated.-Grant plans

a general advance in October.-Three corps of the enemy in motion.-Attempt

to turn the Confederate position on Hatcher's Run, and seize the Southside Rail-

road.-Defeat of the enemy and frustration of his plans.-Public attention drawn

to Georgia.-Sherman's march to the sea.-He returns from Gaylesville to Atlanta.

-The work of destruction commenced at Rome.-Burning of Atlanta.-More than

four thousand houses consumed.-Outline of Sherman's march from Atlanta.-The

country it traverses full of supplies.-Pillage of Madison.-Concentration of the

onemy's forces at Milledgeville.-An affair of militia at Griswoldsville.-Kil-

patrick's demonstration on Augusta.-Statement of Confederate forces there.-

Sherman's march to Millen.-He meets with no resistance.-His devastation of the

country.-Prowess of his troops in pillage and villainy.-Nothing but militia and

hasty levies to oppose him.-Sherman's approach to Savannah.-Fort M'Allister

taken by assault.-Gallantry of the Confederate garrison.-Gen. Hardee evacuates

Savannah.-Extent of Sherman's captures.-How much of his achievements was

"simple waste and destruction."-Review of "the great march."-Absurd his-

torical comparisons in the North.-Character of Gen. Sherman.-His charlatanism.

-His proper place in history.....
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