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The Burned Merrimac Raised and Repaired, 127.-Sinking of
the Cumberland, 129.-The Monitor, 130.-Destruction of
both Iron-clads, 131.
CHAPTER IX.
THE CAMPAIGN OF SHILOH
Siege of New Madrid, 133.-Bombardment of Island Number
Ten, 134-Pope's Captures, 135.-Battle of Shiloh, 135.—
Fall of Gen. Johnston, 139.-The Final Victory, 142.--The
Turning-point of the War, 144.
CHAPTER X.
THE PENINSULA CAMPAIGN
Command Given to McClellan, 147.-His Plans, 148.-Appoint
ment of Secretary Stanton, 150.-On the Peninsula, · 152.—
Battle of Williamsburg, 152.-On the Chickahominy,,155.-
The Battle of Fair Oaks, 156.-Effect of the Swamps, 158.—
Lee in Command, 138.-Stuart's Raid, 159.-Nearest
Approach to Richmond, 162.-Action at Beaver Dam
Creek, 163.-Battle of Gaines's Mills, 164.-Battle of
Savage's Station, 166.-Battle of Charles City Cross-Roads,
167.—Battle of Malvern Hill, 169.
POPE'S CAMPAIGN
CHAPTER XI.
Formation of the Army of Virginia, 173.-Halleck made
General-in-Chief, 174.-McClellan Leaves the Peninsula, 175.
-Battle of Cedar Mountain, 176.—Pope and Lee Manœuvre,
177. Battle of Groveton, 179.-The Second Bull Run, 182.
Battle of Chantilly, 183.-The Porter Dispute, 184.
CHAPTER XII.
THE ANTIETAM CAMPAIGN
132
146
- 173
- 183
Confederate Advance into Maryland, 185.-The Army of the
Potomac sent against them, 187.-Lee's Plans Learned from
a Lost Despatch, 188.-Capture of Harper's Ferry, 189.—
Battle of South Mountain, 189.-Battle of Antietam, 192.
EMANCIPATION
CHAPTER XIII.
Lincoln's Attitude toward Slavery, 201.-McClellan's Atti-
tude,203.-The Democratic Party's Attitude, 204.-Predic-
tions by the Poets, 206.—Slaves Declared Contraband, 206.
-Action of Frémont, 208.-Hunter's Proclamation, 209.-
Blacks First Enlisted, 210.-Division of Sentiment in the
Army, 211.-Maryland Abolishes Slavery, 212.-The Presi-
dent and Horace Greeley Correspond on the Subject, 212.-
Emancipation Proclaimed, 214.-Autumn Elections, 216.
BURNSIDE'S CAMPAIGN
CHAPTER XIV.
PAGE
McClellan's Inaction, 219.—Visit and Letters of Lincoln to
Him, 219.-Superseded by Burnside, 221.-The Position at
Fredericksburg, 223.-Attack upon the Heights, 227.—The
Result, 229.
CHAPTER XV.
- 230
ROSECRANS AND HOOKER
Battle of Perryville, 231.-Battles of Iuka and Corinth, 233.—
Battle of Stone River, 235.-Enlistment of Negroes, 238.-
The Black Flag, 239.-Black Men in Former Wars, 240.—
Letter of the President to Hooker, 241.-Burnside Super-
seded by Hooker, 241.-Battle of Chancellorsville, 243.
CHAPTER XVI.
GETTYSBURG
Invasion of the North Determined on, 248.-Cavalry Skirmish
at Fleetwood, which marks a Turning-Point in that Ser-
vice, 250.-Hooker's Plans, 251.-Asks to be Relieved, 253.
-Meade in Command, 253.- Battle of Gettysburg, 254.
CHAPTER XVII.
-
THE VICKSBURG CAMPAIGN
Operations on the Mississippi, 271.-Grant placed in Com-
mand, 272. — Plans the Campaign, 272. Loss at Holly
Springs, 273.-Sherman and Porter Descend the River, 274.
-Sherman's Attempt on the Yazoo, 275. — At Haines's
Bluff, 276.-Capture of Arkansas Post, 277.-Cutting a
Canal, 278.-Yazoo Pass Attempted, 279.-Steele's Bayou,
280.-Grant Crosses the Mississippi, 281.-Grierson's Raid,
282.-Action at Raymond, 283.-Capture of Jackson, 284.-
Battle of Champion's Hill, 285.—Pemberton in Vicksburg,
286.-Siege of the City Begun, 287.-Surrender, 289.
· 248
270
THE DRAFT RIOTS
Attitude of the Democratic Party, 291.-Vallandigham Ban-
ished, 294.-Speech of ex-President Pierce, 294.-Speech of
Horatio Seymour, 296.—Law of Substitutes Persistently Mis-
interpreted, 297.—The Draft in New York, 298.-The Riots,
299.-The Autumn Elections, 306.
CHAPTER XIX.
THE SIEGE OF CHARLESTON
290
- 307
Blockade of the Harbor, 308. Du Pont's Attack, 309.-
Defeat, 310.-Capture of the Atlanta, 311.-Gillmore's Siege,
312.-Assault on Fort Wagner, 313.-Its Capture, 315.-The
Swamp Angel, 316.-Bombardment of Charleston, 317.
CHAPTER XX.
THE CHATTANOOGA CAMPAIGN
Rosecrans and Bragg, 318.—Fight at Dover, 318.—At Frank-
lin, 318.—At Milton, 320.-Morgan's Raid, 321.-Manou-
vring for Chattanooga, 323.—Battle of Chickamauga, 324.—
National Forces in the West Reorganized, 329.-Battles of
Chattanooga, 330.-The Battle Above the Clouds, 331.-
Capture of Mission Ridge, 333.
THE BLACK CHAPTER
CHAPTER XXI.
Persecutions of Union Men, 335.-The Black Flag, 336.—
The Guerillas, 337.-Secession from Secession, 338.-Riot
in Concord, N. H., 339.-Massacre at Fort Pillow, 340.-
Care of Prisoners, 342.-Andersonville, 343.-Other Prisons,
345. Suspension of Exchanges, 346.-Violation of Paroles,
347.-Principles relating to Captures, 349.
CHAPTER XXII.
THE SANITARY AND CHRISTIAN COMMISSIONS
Women in the War, 356.-The Sanitary Commission Formed,
352.-The Popular Idea about it, 355.-Work of the Com-
mission, 356.-Sanitary Fairs, 357.-The Christian Commis-
sion, 358.-Volunteer Nurses, 361.
- 318
334
351
- 362
Grant made Lieutenant-General, with Command of All the
Armies, 365.-Headquarters with the Army of the Potomac,
365.-Plan of the Campaign, 366.-Position of the Armies,
367.-Relative Numbers, 368.-Grant Crosses the Rapidan,
370. In the Wilderness, 371.-Battle of the Wilderness,
372.-Battle of Spottsylvania, 377.-Battle of Cold Harbor,
394.—The Losses, 396.-Grant moves to the James, 398.--
Crosses the James, 398.-Ewell Sees the End, 399.
CHAPTER XXIV.
THE CONFEDERATE CRUISERS
The Alabama, 400.-Sunk by the Kearsarge, 402.-The Sumter,
402.-Other Cruisers, 403.-Protest of the Government, 404.
-Secretary Seward's Despatches, 405.-Privateering, 410.-
Why England did Not Interfere, 411.-Arbitration, 412.
CHAPTER XXV.
THE ATLANTA CAMPAIGN
The Meridian Campaign, 414.-The Shreveport Expedition,
415.—Battle of Sabine Cross-Roads, 416.—Battle of Pleasant
Hill, 417.—Bailey's Dam, 418.—Sherman and Johnston, 419.
-Sherman begins the Campaign, 421.-Johnston Abandons
Resaca, 422.-Fighting at New Hope Church, 424.-The
Position at Pine Mountain, 425.-Johnston at Kenesaw, 426.
-Fall of Gen. Polk, 426.--Sherman Employs Negroes, 427.
-Battle of Kenesaw, 428.—Crossing the Chattahoochee, 429.
-Hood Supersedes Johnston, 430.-Action at Peachtree
Creek, 432.-Battle of Atlanta, 433.-Fall of Gen. McPher-
son, 433.-The Losses, 435.-Cavalry Expeditions, 435.-
Stoneman's Raid, 436.-Fall of Atlanta, 437.
CHAPTER XXVI.
THE BATTLE OF MOBILE BAY
- 400
- 413
The Defences, 438.-Farragut's Preparations, 439.-Passing
the Forts, 440.-Loss of the Tecumseh, 440.-Fight with the
Ram Tennessee, 441.-Cost of the Victory, 441.—Craven's
Chivalry, 442.
CHAPTER XXVII.
THE ADVANCE ON PETERSBURG
Butler's Movement, 443.-Beauregard's Counter Movement,
443-Smith's Advance, 444.-Hancock's Attack, 445.-
Cutting off the Railroads, 446.—The Fight for the Weldon
Road, 446.-Burnside's Mine.-447.-The Explosion, 448.—
438
- 443
The Slaughter at the Crater, 449.-Fighting at Deep Bottom,
450.-Action at Reams Station, 450.-Construction of an
Army Railroad, 451.-The Siege of Petersburg Begun, 451.
-Early's Raid toward Washington, 452.-Battle of the
Monocacy, 453.-Engagement at Winchester, 454.-Burning
of Chambersburg, 454.
CHAPTER XXVIII.
SHERIDAN IN THE SHENANDOAH
Importance of the Valley, 455.--Hunter Asks to be Relieved,
455.-Sheridan's Career, 456.-Grant's Instructions, 457.-
Interference at Washington, 457.-Lincoln Gives Grant a
Hint, 458.-Sheridan Marches on Winchester, 458.-Minor
Engagements, 459.-Sheridan's Opportunity, 460.-Battle of
the Opequan, 461.-Early goes Whirling through Win-
chester, 463.-Battle of Fisher's Hill, 463.-Destruction in
the Valley, 465.-Action at Tom's Brook, 465.-Battle of
Cedar Creek, 466.
- 455
CHAPTER XXIX.
THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
Efforts toward Peace, 468.-The Frémont Convention, 469.-
The Republican Convention, 470.-Nomination of Lincoln
and Johnson, 471.-The Democratic Convention, 472.-Its
Denunciation of the War, 473.-Nomination of McClellan
and Pendleton, 474.-Frémont Withdraws, 474.—Character
of the Canvass, 475.-The Hope of the Confederates, 477.—
The Issue as Popularly Understood, 478.-Election of
Lincoln, 479.-Maryland Abolishes Slavery, 480.-The
Highest Achievement of the American People, 480.
CHAPTER XXX.
468
THE NATIONAL FINANCES - 481
An Empty Treasury, 481.-Borrowing Money at Twelve per
cent., 481.-Salmon P. Chase made Secretary of the Treasury,
481.-The Direct-Tax Bill, 482.-Issue of Demand Notes,
483.-Chase's Courage, 483.—The Banks form a Syndicate,
483.-Issue of Bonds, 484.-Amount of Coin in Circulation,
484. Suspension of Specie Payments, 484.-Pay of
Soldiers, 484.-Greenbacks, 485.-Chase's Plan for a National
Banking System, 485.-The Fractional Currency, 486.-
Fluctuations of Gold, 486.-The Cost of the War, 487.