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Wilmington, 492.-Advance on Goldsboro', 493.-Schofield enters Goldsboro', 494.-Sherman's Marching

Orders, 495.-March toward North Carolina, 496.-The National Army at Fayetteville, 497.-March on Golds-

boro', 498 - Battle of Averasboro', 499.-Battle of Bentonsville, 500, 501, 502.-Junction of the Armies of

Sherman, Schofield, and Terry, 503.-Stoneman's Great Raid in Virginia and the Carolinas, 504.-Moderwell's

Expedition, 505.

CHAPTER XIX.

THE REPOSSESSION OF ALABAMA BY THE GOVERNMENT.

Preparation of an Expedition against Mobile, 506.-Fortifications around Mobile, 507.-Gathering of Troops at

New Orleans, 508.-Advance of the National Forces, 509.-Attack on Spanish Fort, on Mobile Bay, 510.-

Fortifications at Blakely, 511.-Battle of Blakely, 512.-Evacuation of Mobile by the Confederates, 513.—

An important Cavalry Expedition organized, 514.-Its triumphant March through Alabama, 515.-It moves

on Selma, 516.-Capture of Selma, 517.-Destruction of Property in Selma, 518.-Capture of Montgomery

and Columbus, 519.-La Grange's Expedition to West Point-Capture of Fort Tyler, 520.-Croxton's De-

structive Raid, 521.-The Author's Journey from Savannah to Montgomery, 522.-A Day at Montgomery-

The State Capital, 523.-At Selma, Mobile, and New Orleans, 524.-Departure for Port Hudson and Vicks-

burg, 525.

CHAPTER XX.

PEACE CONFERENCE IN HAMPTON ROADS.-THE CAMPAIGN AGAINST RICHMOND.

B Constituted Peace-Seekers in Richmond, 526.-Peace Conference in Hampton Roads, 527.-War-Meeting

in Richmond-Confederates expecting Foreign Aid, 528.-The employment of Slaves in the Military Serv-

ice, considered by the Conspirators, 529.-Position of the Belligerent Forces, 530.-A Confederate Naval

Raid on the James River, 531.-The Nationals begin a Flanking Movement from the Weldon Road, 532.—

Operations on the Confederate Right, 533.-Stirring Movements in the Shenandoah Valley, 534.-Richmond

Threatened by Sheridan-Great Alarm there, 535.--The Condition of the Confederacy considered perilous,

586.-Lee tries to Escape-Capture of Fort Steadman, 587.-Grant's Preparations for a Grand Advance, 588.

-The Confederate Right again Menaced, 589.-National Troops at Dinwiddie Court-House, 540.-Lee

Strikes another Blow for his Safety, 541.-Battle of the Five Forks, 542.-Assault on the Petersburg Lines,

543.-Lee orders the Evacuation of Richmond and Petersburg, 544.-Flight of the Conspirators and their

Followers from Richmond. 545.--Richmond set on Fire by the Conspirators, 546.- Weitzel on the Alert-

Signaling, 547, 548.-Surrender of Richmond to the National Troops, 549.-The Repossesion of the Confed-

erate Capital, 550.-Rejoicings at Washington, and among the Loyal People, 551.

CHAPTER XXI.

CLOSING EVENTS OF THE WAR.-ASSASSINATION OF THE PRESIDENT.

Flight of the Confederate Troops from Richmond and Petersburg, 552.-Lee hotly Pursued, 553.-His Skillful

Retreat, 554.-He is ordered to Surrender, but refuses to acknowledge that all is lost, 555.-His Chances for

Escape diminishing, 556.-Lee again attempts to break through the National Lines, 557.-He fails, and

Capitulates, 558.-Terms of Capitulation-Lee's Farewell Address to his Troops, 559, 560.-Surrender of Lee's

Army-Torpedo Fishing in the James River, 561.-The President in Richmond, 562.-Rejoicings in Washing-

ton City, 563.-Murder of the President, 564.-Minute Account of the Assassination Plot, 565, 566.-Effects of

the President's Death, 567.-A Testimonial of Reverence for Mr. Lincoln from 40,000 French Democrats,

568. Attempt to Murder the Secretary of State, and others, 569.-Inauguration of a new President, 570.-

Sherman moves against Johnston, 571.-Peace Commissioners in Sherman's Camp, 572.-Meeting of Sher-

man and Johnston, 573.-Agreement between Sherman and Johnston, 574.-Surrender of Johnston's Army,

575.-Surrender of other Confederate Forces, 576.-Flight of Jefferson Davis and his "Cabinet," 577.-

Capture of Davis-His disguise as a Woman, 578.-Hostilities continued in Texas, 579.-The last Battle of

the War, 580.-End of the Civil War, 581.-The Return of the Union Soldiers to their Homes, 582.-The

National Army in 1865, 583.-The Navy, its Strength and Services, 584, 585.-The Author's Visit to the

Army of the James, 586.-Facilities given to the Author by the Government, 587.-Visit to Richmond and

Petersburg, 588.

CHAPTER XXII.

PRISONERS.-BENEVOLENT OPERATIONS DURING THE WAR.-READJUSTMENT OF NATIONAL

AFFAIRS. CONCLUSION.

The Exchange of Prisoners agreed upon, 589.-The savage position assumed by Jefferson Davis, 590.-Refusal
of the Confederates to acknowledge Negro Soldiers as Exchangeable Prisoners of War, 591.-The inhuman

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Designs of the Confederate Authorities, 592.-Terrible Revelations of a Committee of Inquiry, 593.-John

H. Winder and his Co-workers in Iniquity, 594.-Cruelties practiced toward Prisoners, 595.-Prisoners

Robbed of Supplies sent them by Friends, 596.-Sufferings in Libby Prison and on Belle Isle, 597.-The

Prisoners on Belle Isle, 598.-The Prisoner-Pen at Andersonville, 599.-The Horrible Cruelties of Winder,

600. The alleged inability of the Confederates to feed Prisoners, untrue, 601.-The Conspirators endeavor

to conceal their Cruelties.-Robert E. Lee's strange lack of Information, 603.-The relative Condition of

Union and Confederate Prisoners, 604.-The Jarvis Hospital, 605.-Rates of Mortality-Good Work of

Army and Navy Chaplains, 606.-Women starting a Noble Work, 607.-—Origin of the United States Sani-

tary Commission, 608.-Workings of the Sanitary Commission, 609.—Origin of the United States Chris-

tian Commission, 610.-Workings of the Christian Commission, 611.-Benevolent Work of the Loyal

People, 612.-Measures for Reorganizing the Disorganized States, 613.-The Dangerous Plan of the Presi-

dent, 614.-The President's Disgraceful Journey to Chicago, 615.-The People's Approval of Congressional

Action, 616.-Impeachment of the President proposed, 617.-The President removes faithful Officers, 618.

-The President Impeached, 619.-His Trial and its Result, 620.-The Future of the Republic-The National

Debt, 621.

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