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Foreign Mission of the Confederates.-Mr. Seward's Letter of Instructions.-Earl Russell and the

Confederates-France Recognizes de facto Governments.-Foreign Recognition of the Bellig-

erent Rights of the South.-Mr. Seward's, Reply.-Spain.-Mexico.-Monroe Doctrine.-The

Trent Affair.......

Age of Invention.-Change in Arms.-Springfield Rifle.-Enfield Rifle.-Repeating Arms.-The

Rodman Gun.-Columbiads.-Parrott Gun.-Dahlgrens.-Table of Guns in Service.-Projec

tiles-Batteries...

The Situation.-Army of the Potomac.-General McClellan.-The Retreat of the Enemy from

Manassas.-The Peninsular Campaign.-Yorktown.-McDowell's Corps Withdrawn.-Siege of

Iron-plated Ships.-Merrimac.-Federal Fleet.-Hampton Roads.-Destruction of the Cumberland

and Congress.-Monitor.-Iron-clad Duel.-Repulse of the Merrimac...

Evacuation of Yorktown.-Retreat of the Enemy.-Pursuit.-Battle of Williamsburg.-West

Point.-Advance of McClellan,-Fort Darling.-Repulse of the Gunboats..

Taking of Norfolk.-Chickahominy.-Position of Enemy.-Hanover Court-House.-Battle of Fair

Oaks.-Advance of the Reserves.-Retreat of the Enemy..

General Jackson's Movement.-Battle at Winchester.-Advance o. Banks.-Shields ordered to

join McDowell.-Retreat of Banks.-Front Royal.-Banks driven across the Potomac.-Moun-

tain Department.-Fremont supersedes Rosecrans.-Battle at McDowell.-Fremont's Corps

ordered to support Banks.-The Object of Jackson's Raid.-Fremont's Movement.-Retreat of

the Enemy. Harrisonburg.-Cross Keys.-Escape of Jackson. -McDowell concentrates at

Fredericksburg.-Formation of the Army of Virginia under Pope.........

Continued Operations against Richmond.-Combat of June 25th.-McClellan's Dispatch.-Me-

chanicsville-Gaines's Mills.-Change of Base to the James River.-White Oak Swamp.-Mal-

vern Hill-McClellan Addresses the Troops.-Jefferson Davis's Address.-Close of Campaign.

-Causes of Failure.....

Department of Missouri.-General Halleck.-Negotiations with Price.-Van Dorn, Curtis, and

Sigel.-Pea Ridge.....

Island No. Ten.-Beauregard at Corinth.-Battle of Pittsburg Landing.-Huntsville.-Fort Wright. 802

Halleck at Pittsburg Landing.-Fall of Corinth.-Pursuit.-Memphis Occupied.-General Grant.-

End of Campaign.-Halleck at Washington.....

CHAPTER XXVIII.

Operations of the Army of Virginia under General Pope.-New Policy of Conducting the War.-

Cedar Mountain.-Line of the Rappahannock.-Flanking Movement of Stonewall Jackson.-

Second Battle of Bull Run.-Chantilly.-Death of Kearny.-Evacuation of the Peninsula..

The Expedition of Burnside.-Capture of Newbern.-Beaufort Captured.-Operations on the

Southern Coast.-Siege of Fort Pulaski.-James Island.....

Financial Situation.-Legal Tender.-Interest in Coin-Duties in Specie.-Gold Notes at a Pre-

mium.-Deposits.-Ways and Means.-Debt.-Excise Loan.-Incoine Tax.-Paper Circulation.

-Effect of Paper Money.-Rise in Price.-Premium on Gold.-Commerce.-Government Ex-

penses.-Growth of Debt.-Immense Means.....

Thirty-Seventh Congress-Foreign Relations-Public Anxiety-Surrender of Commissioners.—

War Conduct.-Executive Action.-President's Message.-Co-operation.-Hunter's Order.-

Border State Delegation.-Kentucky Legislature.-President's Letter.-His Position. -West-

ern Delegation.-Emancipation Action of Congress.-No more Slave Territory.-District of

Columbia-Co-operation Resolution.-Military not to Surrender Fugitives.-Troops Author-

ized.-Conscription.-Work of the Thirty-Seventh Congress...

Expedition of General Butler.-New Orleans.-Its Defences-Passage of the Forts by Farragut.

Capture of City.-Butler's Administration.-Baton Rouge.-Vicksburg.-Ram Arkansas-Her

CHAPTER XXXIII.

Privateers-Confederate Navy.-Oreto: Her Operations.-The Alabama.: Her Movements-Dip-

lomatic Correspondence.-Captures-Hatteras Captured..........

General Pope's Army.-Its Condition.--McClellan's Army.-Enemy Cross the Potomac.-McClel-

lan in Command-Halleck refuses Troops-South Mountain.-Harper's Ferry-Antietam.-

Hooker. Sumner.-Burnside.—Retreat of the Enemy.-Advance of the Army.-McClellan

Superseded.....

Burnside in Command.-Change of Plan.-Pontoons Delayed.-Plans of Crossing.-Two Attacks.

-Franklin's Movements-Seizure of Fredericksburg-Sumner.-Terrible Slaughter.-Repulse

on the Right.-Inaction.-Withdrawal of the Army.-End of Campaign.-Intrigues.-Order No.

&-Burnside Relieved..

Situation in Kentucky.-Bragg's Invasion.-Mumfordsville.-Buell's Advance.-Perrysville.-Re-

treat of the Enemy.-Features of Campaign..........

Cumberland Gap.-Morgan's Escape.-Iuka-Price Retreats-Corinth.-Repulse of the Enemy.

-Vicksburg Expedition.-Reorganization of the Ohio Army by Rosecrans-His Advance.-

Battle of Stone River.-Defeat of the Enemy.....

CHAPTER XXXVIII.

Turn of the Tide of War.-New Combinations.-Vicksburg.-Sherman's Attack.-Arkansas Post.

-Renewal of Attempt upon Vicksburg.-Passage of Batteries by the Fleet.-Flanking March

The Flank Movement against Vicksburg.-Battles of Raymond. Jackson, and Champion Hills.-

Investment of the City.-Obstinate Defence.-Surrender.-Chronology of Events-Grierson's

Expedition of General Banks-Investment of Port Hudson.-Unsuccessful Assaults.-Brashear

City-Capitulation of Port Hudson.-Chronology of Events........

New Movement against Richmond.-Lee's Flank Turned.-Battle of Chancellorsville.-Retreat of

Hooker.-Operations by Sedgwick.

Second Invasion of Maryland.-Defeat of Milroy at Winchester.-Meade appointed to command

the Army of the Potomac.-Battle of Gettysburg.-Retreat of Lee....

Lee's Retreat from Gettysburg.-Peace Mission.-Conscription. -Meade Re-enforced.-Draft.—

Riots.-Lee crosses the Rapidan.-His Advance and Subsequent Retreat.....

Meade's Advance across the Rapidan.—Recrosses.-Winter-Quarters.-Draft for Three Hundred

Thousand Men.-Reconnoissance.-Kilpatrick's Raid upon Richmond.-Death of Dahlgren.... 470

Creation of the Office of Lieutenant-General.-General Grant Appointed.-Army Reorganization.

-Draft for Two Hundred Thousand Men.-General Grant assumes Command in Chief.-

Powers of the Lieutenant-General.-Country between Washington and Richmond.-Rule of

Advance.-Rebel Position......

The Army in Tennessee.-Results of Murfreesboro'.-Operations in Tennessee.-Minor Expedi-

tions-Advance of Rosecrans.-Retreat of Bragg.-Burnside's Campaign in East Tennessee.-

Occupation of Knoxville.-Evacuation of Chattanooga-Concentration of the Enemy.-Battle

of Chickamauga-The Two Generals.-Results of the Battle...

letion of Bragg.-Iis Position.-His Indecision.-Rosecrans Recruiting.-Storms.-Hooker Ar-

rives-Grant Ordered up.-He Supersedes Rosecrans.-Thomas in Command of Department.

-Position of the Army-Movement to open River.-Defeat of the Enemy.-Sherman's March.

-Combat.-Change of Route.-Burnside's Position.-Longstreet Detached from Bragg.-Siege

f Knoxville.-Burnside Hard Pressed.-Bragg Weakened.-Grant Attacks.-The Movement

uccessful.--Sherman Relieves Burnside.-Retreat of Longstreet...

CHAPTER XLVIII.

Operions against Charleston.-Arrival of Monitors.-Montauk.-Attack by the Enemy.-Iron-

Attack on Sumter.-Capture of the Atlanta -General Gillmore in Command.-Assault on

It Wagner-Bombardment of Fort Sumter.-Siege and Reduction of Fort Wagner.-Occupa-

of Morris Island....

Advance on Richmond.-Crossing of the Rapidan.-Routes of Corps.-The Enemy Attempts a

Flanking Movement.-Meade's Attack.-Repulse of Grittin.-Hancock Arrives.-Concentration

of the Army-Burnside ordered Forward.-New Dispositions.-Advance of Hancock on the

6th.-Arrival of Longstreet.-Fall of Wadsworth.-Longstreet Wounded.—Attack on the Union

Right-Results of the Two Days' Fighting...

Movement upon Spottsylvania.-The Enemy on the Alert.-Attack of May 10th.-Death of Sedg-

wick.-Position of the Troops.-Grant "to Fight it out on that Line."-Assault by the Second

Corps on May 12th.-Large Captures of Prisoners and Guns.-Results of the Struggle.-Sheri-

dan's Cavalry Raid.-Death of General Stuart.-Battle at Meadow Bridge.--Sheridan at the

Retrograde Movement of the Enemy.-Bad Condition of the Roads.-Union Movement to the

Left-Relative Position of Armies-Re-enforcements.-Irruption on the Rear Repulsed.-

Grant Crossing the North Anna-Impregnable Position of the Enemy,-North Anna Re-

crossed, and Movement to the Left continued..

Original Plan of Campaign.-Butler's Expedition up the James.-Movement on Petersburg.-Fort

Darling-Repulse of the Union Forces.-Attack by Beauregard.—Beauregard Re-enforces Lee.

-Smith sent to Support Grant..................

Position of Grant's Army.-Warren's Advance.-Further Development of the Union Left Wing.-

Severe Battles around Cold Harbor.-New Flank Movement determined upon.-Crossing of the

James and Junction with Butler.-Results of that Campaign..........

Advance on Petersburg-Position of the City.-Assault and Capture of Earthworks and Guns.-

Assault of Saturday, June 15th.-Repulse.-Aspect of the Campaign....

Relative Strength of Armies.-Grant Moves against the Railroad Connections of Richmond.-

Combat of June 21st.-Repulsed the 23d.-Sheridan's Expedition.-Movement of Wilson and

Kautz on the Danville Road.-Five Hundred Thousand Men called out.-Explosion of the Mine

in Front of Petersburg.-Failure of the Assault....

Sigel's Movement in the Valley.-Hunter Supersedes Sigel, and Defeats the Rebels near Staun-

ton.--Occupation of Lexington.-Lynchburg-Early sent to the Valley.-Retreat of Hunter

through Western Virginia-Advance of Early down the Valley and Invasion of Maryland.-

Defeat of Wallace.-Washington Threatened.-Arrival of Sixth Corps and Retreat of Early.-

Various Encounters in the Valley.-Hunter Superseded by Sheridan.............

Dutch Gap Canal.-Movement North of the James.--Expedition of the Fifth Corps to the Weldon

Road. Attack by Hill.--Severe Fighting near Reams's Station.-Losses.-Repulse of the Ene-

my. Subsequent Repulse of Hancock.-Renewal of Movement North of the James and Cap-

ture of Fort Harrison-Further Operations on the Weldon Railroad............

Operations in Tennessee.-Sherman's Raid Through Mississippi.-Failure of Smith's Co-operativ

Movement. Invasion of Western Tennessee and Kentucky by Forrest-Massacre at Fort Pi

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Co-operative Movement on Atlanta.-Size and Organization of the Union and Rebel Armies-

Commencement of the Campaign by Sherman.-Evacuation of Dalton by Johnston.-Battle of

Resaca and Retreat of the Rebels.-Operations at Dallas and Kenesaw.-Rebels Flanked and

Driven Across the Chattahoochee..

The New Position of the Enemy. Johnston again Turned and Pushed Back upon Atlanta.-Ros-

seau's Raid.-Hood Succeeds Johnston.-Investment of Atlanta.-Battles of July 20th and 22d.

-Death of McPherson.-Cavalry Raids of Stoneman and McCook.-Defeat and Capture of

Stoneman. Battle of July 28th.-Prolongation of the Union Right Wing.-Changes of Com-

manders in Sherman's Army...

Siege of Atlanta-Position of the City.-Topography.-The Enemy's Strength.-Sherman Moves

to the Right-Wheeler's Raid.-Kilpatrick's Raid.-Grand Flank Movement of the Army on

the Macon Railroad.-Defeat of the Enemy at Jonesboro'.-Evacuation of Atlanta.-Congratula-

tory Order of General Sherman.-Truce.-Depopulation of Atlanta.-Correspondence between

Sherman and Hood.-Results of the Campaign..

The Gulf Department-Sabine Pass Expedition.-McPherson Moves from Vicksburg.-Expedi-

tion to the Rio Grande and Occupation of Brownsville.-Banks's Red River Expedition.-Cap-

ture of Fort De Russey.-Occupation of Alexandria-Battle of Mansfield.-Retreat of the Army.

--Repulse of the Enemy at Pleasant Hill.--Operations of the Fleet.-The Dam at Alexandria.-

Arrival of the Ariny and Fleet in the Mississippi.--Co-operative Movement of Steele in Ar-

kansas-Causes of its Failure......

War in Missouri.-Execution of Guerrillas.-Marmaduke's Movements.-Helena.-Successful Cam-

paign of General Steele in Arkansas.-Capture of Little Rock.--General Gantt-Sacking of

Lawrence by Quantrell.-Price's Last Invasion of Missouri.-His Disastrous Defeat and Retreat

into Arkansas...

Mobile-Its Defences.-Concentration of Troops.-Combined Operations.-Landing on Dauphine

Island-Order of Battle.-Tecumseh Blown up.-Tennessee Attacks.-Desperate Battle.-

Mode of Attack.-Fort Powell Blown up.--Fort Gaines Surrenders.-Siege of Fort Morgan.—

Surrender.-Minor Expeditions...

E-edition to Florida-Occupation of Jacksonville.-Advance of General Seymour.-Battle of

lustee, and Retreat of the Union Army.-Demonstration against Newbern.-Capture of Ply-

Louth-The Albemarle.-Her Fight with Union Gunboats.-Her Destruction.-Rebel Priya-

ers.-Combat between the Kearsarge and Alabama.-Capture of the Florida and Georgia..... 615

Depolation of Atlanta-Correspondence between General Sherman and Mayor Calhoun.-Flank

Mement by Hood.-Attack on Allatoona.-Hood Severs Sherman's Communications.-

Mahes into Alabama and Enters Tennessee.-Sherman's New Plan of Campaign.-Invasion of

Te essee.-Battle of Franklin.-Affair at Murfreesboro.-Battles of December 15th and 16th

befe Nashville.-Retreat of Hood into Alabama.-Close of the Campaign...

Sheridan Command of the Middle Military Division.-Manoeuvring in the Valley.-Object of

the Mements.-Battles of Opequan Creek and Fisher's Hill.-Rout and Retreat of the Rebels.

-The New Position at Brown's Gap.-Movements of Sheridan....

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