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CONTENTS.
CHAPTER I.
Delusive Ideas of the Union.-Administration of John Adams.-The "Strict Con-
structionists."-The "State Rights" Men in the North.-The Missouri Restriction.-
General Jackson and the Nullification Question.-The Compromise Measures of 1850.
-History of the Anti-Slavery Party.-The "Pinckney Resolutions."-The Twenty-
first Rule.-The Abolitionists in the Presidential Canvass of 1852.-The Kansas-
Nebraska Bill.-The Rise and Growth of the Republican Party.-The Election of
President Buchanan.-The Kansas Controversy.-"Lecompton" and "Anti-Lecomp-
ton."-Results of the Kansas Controversy.-The John Brown Raid." Helper's
Book."-Demoralization of the Northern Democratic Party.-The Faction of Stephen
A. Douglas.-The Alabama Resolutions.-The Political Platforms of 1860.-Election
of Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States.-Analysis of the Vote.-Political
Condition of the North.-Secession of South Carolina.-Events in Charleston Harbor.
-Disagreements in Mr. Buchanan's Cabinet.-The Secession Movement in Progress.
-Peace Measures in Congress.-The Crittenden Resolutions.-The Peace Congress.-
Policy of the Border Slave States.-Organization of the Confederate States Govern-
ment.-President Buchanan.-Incoming of the Administration of Abraham Lincoln.
-Strength of the Revolution...... ..PAGE 11
CHAPTER II.
Mr. Lincoln's Journey to Washington.-Ceremonies of the Inauguration.-The In-
augural Speech of President Lincoln.-The Spirit of the New Administration.—Its Fi-
nancial Condition.-Embassy from the Southern Confederacy.-Perfidious Treatment
of the Southern Commissioners.-Preparations for War.-The Military Bills of the
Confederate Congress.-General Beauregard.-Fortifications of Charleston Harbor.-
Naval Preparations of the Federal Government.--Attempted Reinforcement of Fort
Sumter.-Perfidy of the Federal Government.--Excitement in Charleston.-Reduction
of Fort Sumter by the Confederate Forces.-How the News was received in Wash-
ington.-Lincoln's Calculation.-His Proclamation of WAR.-The "Reaction" in the
North.-Displays of Rancor towards the South.-Northern Democrats.-Replies of
Southern Governors to Lincoln's Requisition for Troops.-Spirit of the South.-Seces-
sion of Virginia.-Maryland.-The Baltimore Riot.-Patriotic Example of Missouri.--
Lincoln's Proclamation blockading the Southern Ports.-General Lee.-The Federals
evacuate Harper's Ferry.-Burning of the Navy Yard at Norfolk.-The Second
Secessionary Movement.-Spirit of Patriotic Devotion in the South.-Supply of
Arms in the South.-The Federal Government and the State of Maryland.-The Pros-
pect.......
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CHAPTER III.
Confidence of the North.-Characteristic Boasts.-" Crushing out the Rebellion."---
Volunteering in the Northern Cities.-The New York "Invincibles."-Misrepresenta-
tions of the Government at Washington.-Mr. Seward's Letter to the French Govern-
ment.-Another Call for Federal Volunteers.-Opening Movements of the Campaign.
-The Federal Occupation of Alexandria.-Death of Col. Ellsworth.-Fortress Mon-
roe. The BATTLE OF BETHEL.-Results of this Battle.-Gen. Joseph E. Johnston.--
The Upper Potomac.-Evacuation and Destruction of Harper's Ferry.-The Move-
ments in the Upper Portion of the Valley of Virginia.-Northwestern Virginia.-The
BATTLE OF RICH MOUNTAIN.-Carrock's Ford.-The Retreat of the Confederates.-
General McClellan.-Meeting of the Federal Congress.-Mr. Lincoln's Message.-
Kentucky.-Western Virginia.-Large Requisitions for Men and Money by the Fed-
eral Government.-Its Financial Condition.-Financial Measures of the Southern
Confederacy. Contrast between the Ideas of the Rival Governments.-Conserva-
tism of the Southern Revolution.-Despotic Excesses of the Government at Wash-
ington...... .PAGE 70
CHAPTER IV.
The "Grand Army" of the North.-General McDowell.-The Affair of Bull Run.-
An Artillery Duel.—THE BATTLE OF MANASSAS." On to Richmond."-Scenery of the
Battle-field.-Crises in the Battle.-Devoted Courage of the Confederates.-THE ROUT.
-How the News was received in Washington.-How it was received in the South.-
General Bee.-Colonel Bartow.-The Great Error.-General Johnston's Excuses for
not advancing on Washington.-INCIDENTS OF THE MANASSAS BATTLE........PAGE 95
CHAPTER V.
Results of the Manassas Battle in the North.-General Scott.-McClellan, "the
Young Napoleon."-Energy of the Federal Government.-The Bank Loan.-Events
in the West.-The MISSOURI CAMPAIGN.-Governor Jackson's Proclamation.-Sterling
Price. The Affair of Booneville.--Organization of the Missouri forces.-The BATTLE
OF CARTHAGE.-General McCulioch.-The BATTLE OF OAK HILL.-Death of General
Lyon. The Confederate Troops leave Missouri.-Operations in Northern Missouri.-
General Harris.-General Price's march towards the Missouri.-The Affair at Dry-
wood Creek.-The BATTLE OF LEXINGTON.--The Jayhawkers.-The Victory of " the
Five Hundred."--General Price's Achievements.-His Retreat, and the necessity for
it.-Operations of General Jeff. Thompson in Southeastern Missouri.-The Affair of
Fredericktown.-General Price's passage of the Osage River.-Secession of Missouri
from the Federal Union.-Fremont superseded.--The Federal forces in Missouri de-
moralized.--General Price at Springfield.-Review of his Campaign.-SKETCH OF
GENERAL PRICE.-Coldness of the Government towards him... ..PAGE 124
CHAPTER VI.
The Campaign in Western Virginia.-General Wise's Command.-Political Influ
ences in Western Virginia.-The Affair of Scary Creek.-General Wise's Retreat to
Lewisburg.-General Floyd's Brigade.-The Affair at Cross Lanes.-Movements on
the Gauley.--The Affair of Carnifax Ferry.-Disagreement between Generals Floyd
and Wise.-The Tyrees.-A Patriotic Woman.-Movements in Northwestern Vir-
ginia.-General Lee.-The Enemy intrenched on Cheat Mountain.-General Rose-
crans.-Failure of General Lee's Plan of Attack.-He removes to the Kanawha Re-
gion.-The Opportunity of a Decisive Battle lost.-Retreat of Rosecrans.-General
H. R. Jackson's Affair on the Greenbrier.--The Approach of Winter.-The Campaign
in Western Virginia abandoned.-The Affair on the Alleghany.-General Floyd at
Cotton Hill.-His masterly Retreat.-Review of the Campaign in Western Virginia.-
Some of its Incidents.-Its Failure and unfortunate Results.-Other Movements in
Virginia. The Potomac Line.-The BATTLE OF LEESBURG.-Overweening Confidence
of the South..... .PAGE 159
CHAPTER VII.
The Position and Policy of Kentucky in the War.-Kentucky Chivalry.-Reminis-
cences of the "Dark and Bloody Ground."-Protection of the Northwest by Ken-
tucky.-How the Debt of Gratitude has been repaid.-A Glance at the Hartford
Convention. The Gubernatorial Canvass of 1859 in Kentucky.-Division of Parties.-
Other Causes for the Disloyalty of Kentucky.-The "Pro-Slavery and Union” Resolu-
tions.-The "State Guard."-General Buckner.-The Pretext of "Neutrality," and
what it meant.-The Kentucky Refugees.-A Reign of Terror.-Judge Monroe in
Nashville.-General Breckinridge.-Occupation of Columbus by General Polk.-The
Neutrality of Kentucky first broken by the North.-General Buckner at Bowling
Green.-Camp "Dick Robinson."-The "Home Guard."-The Occupation of Colum-
bus by the Confederates explained.-Cumberland Gap.-General Zollicoffer's Procla-
mation. The Affair of Barboursville.-"The Wild-Cat Stampede."-The Virginia
and Kentucky Border.-The Affair of Piketon.-Suffering, of our Troops at Pound
Gap.-The "Union Party" in East Tennessee.-Keelan, the Hero of Strawberry
Plains.-The Situation on the Waters of the Ohio and Tennessee.-THE BATTLE OF
BELMONT.-Weakness of our Forces in Kentucky.-General Albert Sidney Johnston.-
Inadequacy of his Forces at Bowling Green.-Neglect and Indifference of the Con-
federate Authorities.-A Crisis imminent.--Admission of Kentucky into the Southern
Confederacy..... .PAGE 183
CHAPTER VIII.
Prospects of European Interference. The selfish Calculations of England.-Effects
of the Blockade on the South.-Arrest by Capt. Wilkes of the Southern Commission-
ers.-The Indignation of England.-Surrender of the Commissioners by the Lincoln
Government. Mr. Seward's Letter.-REVIEW OF AFFAIRS AT THE CLOSE OF THE YEAR
1861.-Apathy and Improvidence of the Southern Government.--Superiority of the
North on the Water.-The Hatteras Expedition.-The Port Royal Expedition.-The
Southern Privateers.-Their Failure.-Errors of Southern Statesmanship.-"King
Cotton."-Episodes of the War.-The Affair of Santa Rosa Island.-The Affair of
Dranesville.-Political Measures of the South.-A weak and halting Policy.-The
Spirit of the War in the North.-Administration of the Civil Polity of the Southern
Army.-The Quarter-master's Department.-Hygiene of the Camps.-Ravages of the
Southern Army by Disease.-The Devotion of the Women of the South....PAGE 206
CHAPTER IX.
Prospects of the Year 1862.-The Lines of the Potomac.-General Jackson's Expe-
dition to Winchester.-The BATTLE OF MILL SPRINGS IN KENTUCKY.-General Crit-
tenden.-Death of General Zollicoffer.-Sufferings of Crittenden's Army on the
Retreat.-Comparative Unimportance of the Disaster.-The BATTLE OF ROANOKE
ISLAND.-Importance of the Island to the South.-Death of Captain Wise.-Causes of
the Disaster to the South.-Investigation in Congress.--Censure of the Government.--
Interviews of General Wise with Mr. Benjamin, the Secretary of War.-Mr. Benjamin
censured by Congress, but retained in the Cabinet.-His Promotion by President
Davis. Condition of the Popular Sentiment.... PAGE 220
CHAPTER X.
The Situation in Tennessee and Kentucky.-The affair at Woodsonville.-Death of
Colonel Terry.-The Strength and Material of the Federal Force in Kentucky.-Con-
dition of the Defences on the Tennessee and Cumberland Rivers.-The Confederate
Congress and the Secretary of the Navy.-The Fall of Fort Henry.-Fort Donelson
threatened. The Army of General A. S. Johnston.-His Interview with General
Beauregard.-Insensibility of the Confederate Government to the Exigency.-General
Johnston's Plan of Action.-BATTLE OF FORT DONELSON.-Carnage and Scenery of the
Battle-field.-The Council of the Southern Commanders.-Agreement to surrender.
-Escape of Generals Floyd and Pillow.-The Fall of Fort Donelson develops the
Crisis in the West.-The Evacuation of Nashville.-The Panic.-Extraordinary
Scenes.-Experience of the Enemy in Nashville.-The Adventures of Captain John
Morgan.-General Johnston at Murfreesboro.-Organization of a New Line of Defence
South of Nashville.-The Defence of Memphis and the Mississippi.-Island No. 10.—
Serious Character of the Disaster at Donelson.-Generals Floyd and Pillow re-
lieved from Command."-General Johnston's Testimony in favor of these Officers.-
President Davis's Punctilio.-A sharp Contrast.-Negotiation for the Exchange of
Prisoners.-A Lesson of Yankee Perfidy. Mr. Benjamin's Release of Yankee
Hostages.... PAGE 285
CHAPTER XI.
Organization of the permanent Government of the South.-The Policy of England.
--Declaration of Earl Russell.--Onset of the Northern Forces.--President Davis's
Message to Congress.-The Addition of New States and Territories to the Southern
Confederacy. Our Indian Allies.-The Financial Condition, North and South.-De-
ceitful Prospects of Peace.-Effect of the Disasters to the South.-Action of Congress.
-The Conscript Bill.-Provisions vs. Cotton.-Barbarous Warfare of the North.-The
Anti-slavery Sentiment.-How it was unmasked in the War.-Emancipation Measures
in the Federal Congress.-Spirit of the Southern People.-The Administration of Jef-
ferson Davis.-His Cabinet.-The Defensive Policy.-The NAVAL ENGAGEMENT IN
HAMPTON ROADS.-Iron-clad Vessels.-What the Southern Government might have
done. The Narrative of General Price's Campaign resumed.-His Retreat into Ar-
kansas.-The BATTLE OF ELK HORN.-Criticism of the Result.-Death of General Mc-
Culloch.-The BATTLE OF VALVERDE.-The Foothold of the Confederates in New
Mexico.-Change of the Plan of Campaign in Virginia. - Abandonment of the Potomac
Line by the Confederates.-The BATTLE OF KERNSTOWN.-Colonel Turner Ashby.—
Appearance of McClellan's Army on the Peninsula.-Firmness of General Magruder.
-The New Situation of the War in Virginia.-Recurrence of Disasters to the South
on the Water.-The Capture of Newbern.-Fall of Fort Pulaski and Fort Macon.-
Common Sense vs. "West Point.". ..PAGE 259
CHAPTER XII.
The Campaign in the Mississippi Valley.-Bombardment of Island No. 10.-The
Scenes, Incidents, and Results.-Fruits of the Northern Victory.-Movements of the
Federals on the Tennessee River.-The BATTLE OF SHILOH.-A "Lost Opportunity."
--Death of General Albert Sidney Johnston.-Comparison between the Battles of
Shiloh and Manassas.-The Federal Expeditions into North Alabama.-Withdrawal
of the Confederate Forces from the Trans-Mississippi District.-General Price and
his Command.-The FALL OF NEW ORLEANS.-The Flag Imbroglio.-Major-general
Butler.-Causes of the Disaster.-Its Results and Consequences.-The Fate of the
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Valley of the Mississippi.....
CHAPTER XIII.
CONCLUSION.
Prospects of the War.-The Extremity of the South.-Lights and Shadows of the
Campaign in Virginia.-Jackson's Campaign in the Valley.-The Policy of Concen-
tration.-Sketch of the Battles around Richmond.-Effect of McClellan's Defeat upon
the North.-President Davis's congratulatory Order.-The War as a great Money
Job.-Note: Gen. Washington's Opinion of the Northern People.-Statement of the
Northern Finances.-Yankee Venom.-Gen. Pope's Military Orders.--Summary of
the War Legislation of the Northern Congress.--Retaliation on the part of the Con-
federacy. The Cartel.-Prospects of European Interference.-English Statesmanship.
-Progress of the War in the West.-The Defence of Vicksburg.-Morgan's great
Raid.-The Tennessee-Virginia Frontier.-A Glance at the Confederate Congress.-
Mr. Foote and the Cabinet.-The Campaign in Virginia again.-Rapid Movements
and famous March of the Southern Troops.-The signal Victory of the Thirtieth of
August on the Plains of Manassas.-Reflections on the War.-Some of its Character-
istics.-A Review of its Military Results.-Three Moral Benefits of the War.-Pros-
pects and Promises of the Future..
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