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Lord Lyons on Democratic 'Peace'-Spring Elec-
tions of 1863-Conscription ordered, first by Rebel,
next by Union Congress - Judge Woodward
pronounces the latter unconstitutional-Suspen-
sion of Habeas Corpus-Military Arrest and Con-
viction of Vallandigham-Democrats of Albany
thereon - President Lincoln's Response - Ohio
Democratic Convention's Resolves-Vallandig-
ham nominated for Governor-Convention de-
mand his Release-President Lincoln's Reply-
The New York Journalists on the Freedom of the
Press-Ex-President Pierce's Fourth of July Ora-
tion-Gov. Seymour's ditto-The Draft Riots in
New York-Arson, Devastation, and Murder-
Gov. Seymour's Speech-He demands a stoppage
of the Draft--President Lincoln's Reply-The
Autumn Elections-The Draft adjudged valid-
The Government sustained by the People.

XXII. Negro Soldiery.

Negroes in the Revolutionary Armies-Royal At-
tempts to win them to the British side-The War
of 1812-Gen. Jackson at New Orleans-Negro
soldiering suppressed in 1861-Gen. Hunter di-
rects a recruiting of Blacks-Gov. Wickliffe's In-
quiry-Gen. Hunter's Response-Saxton author-
ized to arin Negroes-Gen. Phelps's Black recruit-
ing in Louisiana-Gen. Butler thereon-Jeff.
Davis on Butler and Phelps together-Congress
orders a general enrollment, regardless of Color-
Democratic Denunciation thereof-Gov. Andrew,
of Mass., raises two Black Regiments-New York,
by her Loyal League, follows the Example--Reb-
el employment of Negroes in War-Beauregard
and Jeff. Davis on Federal arming of Blacks-The
Confederate Congress punishes it with Death-
President Lincoln threatens Retaliation-Garrett
Davis, S. S. Cox & Co. denounce the arming of
Blacks-Adjt.-Gen. Thomas engages in the work
-His Speech at Lake Providence-Gen. Banks's
Order-Negro recruiting goes ahead-Efficiency
of Black Soldiers.

XXIII. The War along the Coast in 1864..528

Organization of the XXXVIIIth Congress-

Lincoln's proffer of Amnesty--Gillmore and Sey-

mour in Florida-Finnegan defeats Seymour at

Olustee-Rebel Salt-Works in Florida destroyed

-Union Convention at Jacksonville-Union Re-

pulse at Bloody Bridge, S. C.-Pickett assails

Newbern, N. C.-Hoke besieges Wessells in

Plymouth-The Rebel ram Albemarle disables

our Vessels-Wessells surrenders-The Albemarle

fights our Fleet off the mouth of the Roanoke—

Is beaten off by them-Blown up by Lt. Cushing

-Plymouth retaken-Wild's Raid into Camden

County.

XXIV. The War beyond the Mississippi in

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XXVIII. Sherman's Atlanta Campaign.....625

Strength of Sherman's and Jo. Johnston's Ar-

mies--Sherman flanks Johnston out of Dalton

-Hooker takes Resaca-Jeff. C. Davis takes

Rome-Fight at Pumpkin-vine Creek — At

New Hope Church-At Dallas- Allatoona

Pass won--Gen. Polk killed-Rebel Repulse at

Kulp House-Sherman assaults Kenesaw, and

is repulsed with a loss of 3,000-Flanks John-

ston out of it-Passes the Chattahoochee -

Hood relieves Johnston-Rousseau defeats Clan-

ton-Hood strikes our left heavily, and is

repulsed-Strikes more heavily, and is badly

worsted-Stoneman's wretched Raid to Macon

He surrenders-Hood strikes our right at

Proctor's Creek-Is badly beaten by Howard
and Logan-Kilpatrick's Raid around Atlanta
--Sherman moves by his right behind Atlanta
-Howard beats Hardee at Jonesboro'-J. C.
Davis repeats the lesson--Hood abandons At-
lanta-Sherman enters-Orders it cleared of
inhabitants Pillow raids to Lafayette-
Wheeler to Dalton and through Southern Ten-
nessee Jeff. Davis at Macon Hood flanks
Sherman - French attacks Allatoona-Corse
beats him off-Hood crosses Sand Mountain-
Thomas intrusted with the defense of Tennes-
Bee-Sherman turns southward,

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XXIX. The War on the Ocean-Mobile

Bay..

The Confederate Navy-Their Torpedoes — British-built Privateers--The Sumter - The Alabama-The Florida-Seizure of the Chesspeake--The Tallahassee-The Olustee-The Chickamauga-Capt. Collins seizes the Florida in Bahia Harbor-Gov. Seward on Rebel belligerency The Georgia-Fight of the Kearsarke and Alabama-Criticisms thereon-Farragut before Mobile-Bombards and passes Fort Morgan The Rebel ram Tennessee fights our fleet-Is captured-Fort__Powell blown upFort Gaines surrenders-Fort Morgan succumbs --Mobile scaled up.

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XXX. Political Mutations and ResultsPresidential Canvass of 1864..654

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XXXI. Hood's Tennessee Campaign.....677 Forrest's last Raid-Captures Athens, AlaIs chased out of Tennessee by Rousseau-Hood presses Gordon Granger at Decatur- Crosses the Tennessee at Florence-Thomas retires on Nashville Hood follows-Fighting at Duck River and at Spring Hill-Schofield makes a stand at Franklin Bloody drawn battleHeavy Rebel loss-Pat. Cleburne killedThomas strong in Nashville-Fights around Murfreesboro’—A Cold Week-Thomas assunı: 8 the Offensive-Steedman strikes on our leftA. J. Smith, Johnson, and Wilson on our right

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XXXII. Sherman's Great March.........689 His Army in Northern Georgia-Concentrated at Atlanta-He moves southward—Fight at Lovejoy's Kilpatrick before Macon-Slocum at Milledgeville-Howard at SandersvilleKilpatrick at Waynesboro'-Fights WheelerBlair at Millen-Hazen at Statesboro'-Fight at the Ogeechee-Blair crosses at Fort ArgyleSlocum crosses at Louisville-Sherman approaches Savannah-Hazen storms Fort McAllister-Sherman hears from Foster and Dahlgren-Starts for Hilton Head-Hardee evacuates Savannah-Sherman's losses and captures in Georgia-Correspondence with Lincoln-Dana's, Davidson's, and Grierson's Raids-Grierson's Victory at Egypt-Hatch worsted at Honey Hill-Foster occupies Pocotaligo-Sherman enters South Carolina-Pushes for the Edisto-Horrible Roais-Fight near Branchville-Kilpatrick at Aiken-Blair fights and wins near Orangeburg-Fight at the Congaree-Hood's remnant, under Chea ham, pass our left-Columbia surrendered - Great Conflagration Sherman's and Wade Hampton's accounts of itHardee evacuates Charleston and its defenses

Pollard's account of its devastation —Our Flag raised on Forts Sumter, Ripley, and Pinckhey-Sherman's Foraging-His Bummers 'Fight at Williston's Station-Atkins's repulse -Sherman at Winnsboro'-Blair at CherawOccupies Fayetteville, N. C.-Hampton surprises Kilpatrick-is beaten off-Slocum attacked by Hardee at Averysboro'-Rebels recoil -Jo. Johnston strikes Slocum at BentonvilleIndecisive Fighting-Johnston decamps-Sherman enters Goldsboro'- Butler and Weitzel's Expedition to Fort Fisher-The Powder ShipPorter's Bombardment—Butler returns to the James-Grant dissatisfied-Expedition sent back under Terry-Fort Fisher invested-Bou

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XXXIII. The Repossession of Alabama...716
Wilson at Eastport, Miss.-Crosses the Tennes-
see, and moves southward-Routs Roddy at
Montevallo Hurries Forrest from Boyle's Creek
-Charges over the defenses of Selma, and takes
2,700 Prisoners-Montgomery surrenders-La-
grange routs Buford-Wilson takes Columbus,
Ga., by Assault-Lagrange charges and captares
Fort Tyler-Wilson in Macon-Cuxton cap-
tures Tuskaloosa-Zigzags to Macon-Canby
in New Orleans-Advances on Mobile-Steele
moves up from Pensacola Routs Clanton at
Mitchell's Creek-Spanish Fort besieged-Its
garrison driven out- Desperate assault on
Blakely The Works carried, with 3,000 pris-
oners Mobile evacuated-Fate of the ram W.
H. Webb.

XXXIV. Fall of Richmond - End of the
War....

Grant passive-Rebel attempt to arm Negroes
-Warren's advance to the Meherrin-Raid of
the Rebel gunboats-Fight at Dabney's Mill-
Our left on Hatcher's Run-Rosser's Raid to
Beverly-Capture of Kelly and Crook-Sheri-
dan up the Valley-Annihilates Early at
Waynesboro-Captures Charlottesville-Fails
to cross the James above Richmond-Crosses
below, and reaches Grant - Gordon surprises
Fort Steedman-Is repulsed at Fort Haskell-
Surrender of 2,000 Rebels-Meade coun1er-as-
saults-Grant di ects a General Advance by our
left-Griffin's Fight at the White Oak Road-
Sheridan advances to Five Forks-Falls back
to Dinwiddie C. H.-Lee strikes Warren heavi-
ly-Is successful, but finally stopped-Sheridan
again pushed back to Dinwiddie C. H.-Repels
his assailants-Warren hurried to his support
-Rebels recoil-Sheridan again advances to
Five Forks, and attacks-Warren's corps or-
dered to s rike Enemy's left flank-Combined
Attack completely successful- Pickett routed
and driven westward-Warren superseded by
Sheridan-Our gans reopen on Petersburg-
General assault along our front-Foris Gregg
and Alexander carried-Miles dislodges the
enemy at Sutherland's Depot-Longs reet joins
Lee-Heth repulsed-A. P. Hill killed-Lee
notifies Davis that Richmond must be evacuated
-The Confederacy fires and quits that City-
Weitzel enters it unopposed-Captures of pris-
oners and arms -The news flashed over the
loyal States Universal rejoicings — Connecti-
cut Election-Petersburg abandoned-Lee con-
centrates at Chesterfield C. H.-Retreats west-
ward by Amelia C. H.-Sheridan heads him off
from Danvile, at Jetersville-Davies strikes
his train at Paine's Cross-Roads-Lee hasten-
ing westward-Crook strikes him in flank-Is
repulsed-Custer strikes his train at Sailor's
Creek, and destroys 400 wagons-Ewell cut
off, and, after a fight, compelled to surrender
-Órd strikes Lee's van near Farmville—Is re-
pulsed, and Gen. Read killed-Lee crosses the
Appomattox at Farmville-His Desperate
Condition
Grant proposes
a surrender
Humphreys attacks Lee, and is bloodily re-
pulsed Lee resumes his flight-Sheridan
heads him at Appomattox C. H.-Last Charge
of the Army of Virginia-Correspondence be-
tween Lee and Grant-Lee Surrenders-Parting
with his Soldiers-His Army dissolved.

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XXXV. Death of President Lincoln-Peace.746

The President at City Point-He enters Rich-
mond-Letter to Weitzel-Recruiting stopped
-Celebration at Fort Sumter-The President
assassinated by J. Wilkes Booth-Gov. Seward
murderously assaulted by Payne Powell-Ac-
cession of Andrew Johnson to the Presidency-
Offers rewards for arrest of Jefferson Davis
and others Stoneman's Raid into North Caro-
lina-Sherman's Arrangement with Jo. John-
ston-Repudiated by the Government-Reasons
therefor Johnston surrenders-Dick Taylor
ditto-Dissolution of the Confederacy-Flight
and Capture of Davis-Kirby Smith's voice
still for War-Sheridan's Expedition-The Re-
bellion's final collapse-Career of the Shenan-
doah-Grant's Parting Address to his Soldiers
—Dissolution of our Armies.

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APPENDED NOTES. ANALYTICAL INDEX

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13. EDWIN D. MORGAN, of N. York.
14. WILLIAM SPRAGUE, of R. I.
15. RICHARD YATES, of Illinois .
16. Thos. C. FLETCHER, of Missouri.
17. CHARLES S. OLDEN, of N. Jersey
18. ALEX. W. Randall, of Wisc.

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128 19. AUSTIN BLAIR, of Michigan 20. JOHN BROUGH, of Ohio 21. Wм. A. BUCKINGHAM, of Conn. 66 22. OLIVER P. MORTON, of Indiana. 23. JOHN A. ANDREW, of Mass. 24. SAMUEL CONY, of Maine 25. Andrew G. CURTIN, of Penn. 128

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ILLUSTRATIONS OF VOL. II.—CONTINUED.

Vice-President.

PRESIDENT, NEW CABINET, &C.

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62. Andrew JOHNSON, President. 752 69. THADDEUS STEVENS, 63. LAFAYETTE S. FOSTER,

64. HUGH MCCULLOCH,

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29 PORT HUDSON BESIEGED BY BANKS. 332 44 FREDERICKSBURG-BURNSIDE, LEE. 343 46 CHANCELLORSVILLE-HOOKER, LEE. 356 55 WINCHESTER, VA., AND VICINITY 62 GETTYSBURG-FIRST DAY'S FIGHT. 75 GETTYSBURG-FINAL Assault 77 MINE RUN AND THE RAPIDAN. 86 CHATTANOOGA, CHICKAMAUGA, &c. . 416 88 EAST TENnessee-KnoxVILLE, &c. 429 111 FORT PULASKI-GILLMORE'S SIEGE. 457 SECESSIONVILLE, S. C. . 143 CHARLESTON, S. C., AND ITS DEFENSES 467 153 RED RIVER REGION, ALEXANDRIA, &c. 538 156 THE WILDERNESS-GRant, Lee 165 SPOTTSYLVANIA C. H. AND VICINITY. 572 578 LEE AT BAY ON THE NORTH ANNA 174 COLD HARBOR AND ITS VICINITY. 580 176 RICHMOND AND PETERSBURG

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594

GAINESVILLE, OR SECOND BULL RUN 184 DEFENSES OF WASHINGTON CITY . 604

SOUTH MOUNTAIN-TURNER'S AND
CRAMPTON'S GAPS
HARPER'S FERRY

ANTIETAM, OR SHARPSBURG
PERRYVILLE, OR CHAPLIN'S CREEK
IUKA

SHERIDAN IN THE VALLEY OF VA. 609 197 SHERMAN'S ADVANCE TO ATLANTA 627 200 MOBILE BAY AND ITS DEFENSES . 650 205 FRANKLIN, TENN.-HOOD'S FIGHT. 681 219 NASHVILLE, TENN.-THOMAS, HOOD 685 223 SHERMAN'S MARCH TO THE SEA 226 SHERMAN'S MARCH THROUGH SOUTH

690

CAROLINA

CORINTH-DEFEAT OF VAN DORN.
STONE RIVER, OR MURFREESBORO'. 275
THE YAZOO REGION

.698 297 WILMINGTON, N. C.-FORT FISHER. 710

VICKSBURG, JACKSON, YAZOO CITY. 305 LEE'S RETREAT-APPOMATTOX C. H. 729

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