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Raid. - The Tennessee-Virginia Frontier.-The Confederate Congress.-The Cam-
paign in Virginia again.— The signal Victory of the Thirtieth of August on the Puins
of Managsas.-A Review of its Military Results.

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CHAPTER XIV.

The New Orleans Disaster.-Its Consequences and Effects.—Public Opinion in

Europe. - Execution of Mumford.-Change in the Fortunes of the Confederacy.-

The Conscription Law.-Governor Brown of Georgia. -- Reorgavization of the Army.

-Abandonment of Frontier Defences.—Concentration.-First Movements of the

Sammer Campaign in Virginia. Retreat from Yorktown.-- Evaenation of Norfolk.-

Destruction of the “Virginia.”'-Commodore Tatnall's Report.- The Engagement

of Williamsburg.— The Affair of Barhamsville.-- McClellan's Investment of the Lines

of the Chickahominy.-Aların in Richmond.— The Water Avenue of the James.--

Consterpation in the President's Housc.-President Davis and the Legislature of

Virginia. -Noble Resolutions of the Legislature.--- Response of Richmond. - The

Bombardment of Drewry’s Bluff.—Renewal of Public Confidence.-Jackson's Cam-

PAIGN IN THE VALLEY.–The Engagement of McDowell.— The Surprise at Front

Royal.—Banks' Retreat.Port Republic.-Results.-Sufferings in the Valley of the

Shenandoah.-MEMOIR OF TURNER ASHBY....

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CHAPTER XV.

Strategic Importance of Richmond.--The BATTLE OF SEVEN PINES. — Miscarriage

of General Johnston's Plans.-THE BATTLES OF THE CHICKA HOMINY.–Storming o

the Enemy's Intrenchments.-McClellan driven from his Northern Line of Defences.

The Affair of Savage Station. --The Battle of Frazier's Farm.—Battle of Malvern

Hil.—The Enemy in Coinmunication with his Gunboats.—The Failure to cut him off.

-Glory and Fruits of our Victory. -Safety of Richmord.—Other Parts of the Con-

federacy.-Engagement of Secessionville.-The Campaign of the West.—The Evac-

mation of Corinth.-Capture of Memphis.-Siege of Vicksburg.—Morgan's Raid into

Kentucky.—The Tennessee and Virginia Frontier....

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CHAPTER XVI.

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Effect of McClellan's Defeat in the North.-Call for more Troops.- Why the North

was not easily dispirited.—The War as a Money Job.-Note: Gen. Washington'

Opinion of New England. The Yankee Finances.- Exasperation of Hostilities. The

Yankee Idea of a “Vigorous Prosecution of the War."— Ascendancy of the Radicals.

- Var Measures at Waşlıington.—Anti-Slavery Aspects of the War.—Brutulity of the
Yankees.--The lisensibility of Europe.-Yankee Chaplains in Virginia.-Seizures of

Private Property.-Pope's Orders in Virginia.—Steiuwehr's Order respecting Host-

ages.- The Character and Services of Gen. John Pope.-The “Army of Virginia.”—

Irruption of the Northern Spoilsinen.---The Yankee Trade in Counterfeit Confederate

Notes.- Pope's “ Chasing the Rebel Hordes.”—Movement against Pope by “Stone-

wall” Jackson.-BATTLE OF CEDAR MOUNTAIN.-McClellan recalled from the Penin-

sula.—The Third Grand Army of the North.-Jackson's Surprise of the Enemy at

Manassas.- A Rapid and Masterly Movement.-Change of the Situation.- Attack by

the Enemy upon Bristow Station and at Manassas Junction.- Marshalling of the

Hosts.--Longstreet's Passage of Thoroughfare Gap.-- The Plans of Gen. Lec.-Spirit

of our Troops.- Their Painful Marches.--THE SECOND BATTLE OF MANASSAS.- A ter-

rible Bayonet Charge.-Rout of the Enemy.-A hideous Battle-field.—Gen. Lee and

the Summer Campaign of Virginia.--Jackson's Share in it.-Extent of the Great

Victory of Manassas.-Excitement in Washington.- The Yankee Army falls back

upon Alexandria and Washington.-Review of the Situation. - Rapid Change in our

Military Fortunes.—What the South had accomplished.-Comparison of Material

Strength between North and South.-Humiliating Result to the Warlike Reputation

of the North......

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CHAPTER XVII.

Rescue of Virginia from the Invader.-Gen. Loring's Campaign in the Kanawla

Valley.--A Novel Theatre of the War.-Gen. Lee's Passage of the Potomac.—Hig

Plans.-Disposition of our Forces.—McClellan again at the Head of the Yankee

Army.-The Battle of BoonsBORO'.—THE CAPTURE OF Harper's FERRY.-Its Fruits

--The Battle or SHARPSBURG.—Great Superiority of the Enemy's Numbers.-Fury

of the Battle.—The Bridge of Antietam.-A Drawn Battle.-Spectacles of Carnage.--

The Unburied Dead. -- Gen. Lee rotires into Virginia.—McClellan's Pretence of

Victory.-The Affair of Shepherdstown.-Charges against McClellan.-Iis Disgrace.

- Review of the Maryland Campaign.-Misrepresentations of Gen. Lee's Objects.-

His Retreat.-Comment of the New York “ Tribune.”—The Cold Reception of the

Confederates in Maryland.—Excuses for the Timidity of the Marylanders.---What

vas accomplished by the Summer Campaign of 1862.–The Outburst of Applause in

Europe.--Tribute from the London “ Times.”—Public Opinion in England.—Dis-

tinction between the People and the Government.— The Mask of England. -Our For-

EIGN RELATIONS IN THE WAR.-An Historical Parallel of Secession.-Two Remarks on

the “Neutrality' of Europe.—The Yankee Blockade and the Treaty of Paris.-The

Confederate Privatcers.— Temper of the South.-Fruits of the Blockade....Page 473

CHAPTER XVIII.

Movements in the West.-The splendid Programme of the Yankeos.-Kentucky
the critical Point.-Gen. Kirby Smith's Advance into Kentucky.--TRE BATTLE OF
RICHMOND.-- Rection of the Confederates in Lexington.-Expectation of an Attack

Mo Ciaciunati.-Gen. Bragg's Plans.-Smith's Movement to Bragg's Lines.-Evvape

of the Yankee Forces from Cumberland Gap.—Affair of Munfordsville.-Gen. Bragg

between the Enemy and the Ohio.-An Opportunity for a decisive Blow.-Buell's

Escape to Louisville.—The Inauguration of Governor at Frankfort.-An idle Cere-

Dong.–Probable Surprise of Gen. Bragg.-THE BATTLE OF PERRYVILLE.—Its In-

Bediate Results in our Favor.-Bragg's failure to concentrate his Forces. His Reso-

lotion of Retreat.-Scenes of the Retreat from Kentucky.-Errors of the Campaign.-

A lame Excuse.- Public Sentiment in Kentucky.- The Demoralization of that

State. The Lessons of Submission....

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CHAPTER XIX.

Our Lines in the Southwest.-Gen. Breckenridge's Attack on Baton Rouge. - Do.

struction of the Ram Arkansas.-Gen. Price's Reverse at luka.- Desperate Fighting. -

Tax BATTLE OF CORINTH.—Van Dorn's hasty Exultations.—The Massacre of College

Hill.— Wild and terrible Courage of the Confederates.-Our Forces beaten Back-

Var Lines of Retreat secured.-The Military Prospects of the South overshadowed.

-Tas DEPARTMENT OF THE TRANS-MISSISSIPPI.—Romance of the War in Missouri.-.

Sehofield's Order calling out the Militia.-Atrocities of the Yankee Rule in Missouri.

-Robbery without “Red Tape.”—The Guerrilla Campaign.—The Affair of Kirks-

ville. - Execution of Col. McCullough.—The Affair of Lone Jack.—Timely Reintorce-

ment of Lexington by the Yankees.- The Palmıyra Massacre.-The Question of Ro-

taliation with the South.-The MILITARY AND Political SITUATION.-Survey of tho

Military Situation.-Capture of Galveston by the Yankees.—The Enemy's Naval

Power.-His Iron-clads.-Importance of Foundries in the South.-Prospect in the

Southwest.–Prospect in Tennessee.-Prospect in Virginia.–Stuart's Raid into Penn-

sylvania.—Souvenirs of Southern Chivalry.—The “Soft-mannered Rebels.”—Political

Complexion of the War in the North.—Lincoln's “Emancipation Proclamation.”—

History of Yankee Legislation in the War.–Political Error of the Emancipation Proc-

lamation.-Its Effect on the South.–The Decay of European Sympathy with the

Abolitionists.- What the War accomplishod for Negro Slavery in the South.—Yankee

Falsehoods and Bravadoes in Europe. -Delusion of Conquering the South by Starva-

tion.-Caricatures in the New York Pictorials. The noble Eloquence of Hunger and

Rags.- Manners in the South.—Yankee Warfare.-The Desolation of Virginia.-

The Lessons of harsh Necessity. - Improvement of the Civil Adininistration of

the Confederacy.-Ordnance, Manufacturing Resoarces, Quartermasters' Supplies,

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CHAPTER XX.

The Heroism of Virginia.--Her Battle-fields.—Burnside's Plan of Campaign.-

Calculations of his Movement upon Fredericksburg._Failure to surprise Gen. Leo. -

Tuz BATTLE OF FREDERICKSBURG.–The Enemy crossing the River. Their Bombarde

ment of the Town.-Scenes of Distress.—The Battle on the Right Wing.–The Story

of Marye’s Heights.-- Repulse of the Enemy.—The old Lesson of barren Victory. -

Death of Gen. Cobb.-Death of Gen. Gregg.-Romance of the Story of Fredericks.

burg.-Her noble Women.-Yankee Sacking of the Town.-A Specimen of Yankeo

Warfare in North Carolina. Designs of the Enemy in this State.-The Engagements

of Kinston.-Glance at other Theatres of the War.-Gen. Hindman's Victory at

Prairie Grove.-Achievements of our Cavalry in the West. The Affair of Harta-

ville.-Col. Clarkson's Expedition.-Condition of Events at the Close of the Year

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1862.......

CHAPTER XXI.

The eastern Portion of Tennessee.- Its Military Inportance.--Con pos tiod o

Bragg's Army.-THE BATTLE OF MURFREESBORO'.—The Right Wing of the Eiemy

routed.-Bragg's Exultations.—The Assault of the 2d of January.--" The bloody

crossing of Stone River.”—The Confederates fall back to Tullahoma.-Review of the

Battle-field of Murfreesboro'.-Repulse of the Enemy at Vicksburg.—THE RECAP-

SURE OF GALVESTON.—The Midnight March.-Capture of the “Harriet Lane.”.

Arkansas Post taken by the Yankees.-Its Advantages.—The affair of the Rams in

Charleston Harbor.–Naval structure of the Confederacy.-Capture of the Yankee

gunboat “Queen of the West.”—Heroism of George Wood.-Capture of the “In-

dianola.” –The War on the Water.-The Confederate Cruisers.-Prowess of the

" Alabama."

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CHAPTER XXII.

An extraordinary Lull in the War.–An Affair with the Enemy on the Black-

water.--Raids in the West.--Van Dorn's Captures.—THE MEETING OF CONGRESS.–

Character of this Body.-Its Dulness and Servility.-Mr. Foote and the Cabinet.

the Democrats there.— Analysis of the Party Politics of the North.-The Interest of

New England in the War.-How the War affected the Northwestern Portions of the

United States.-Mr. Foote's Resolutions respecting the Northwestern States.- How

they were received by the Southern Public.-New War Measures at Washington.-

Lincoln a Dictator.-Prospect of Foreign Interference.—Action of the Emperor Na

poleon.-Suffering of the Working Classes in England. Thn Delusions of an early

Peace.—The Tasks before Congress.-Prostrate Condition of the Confederate Fi-

nances.-President Davis's Blunder.—The Errors of our Financial System. The

Wealth of the South.–The Impressment Law of Congress.-Scarcity of Supplies.-

Inflated Prices.-Speculation and Extortion in the Confederacy.—Three Remarks

about these.—The Verdict of History......

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CHAPTER XXIII.

Character of Military Events of the Spring of 1863.-Repulse of the Enemy at Fort

McAllister.—THE SIEGE OF VICKSBURG.–The Yazoo Pass Expedition.-Confederate

Success at Fort Pemberton.—The Enerny's Canals, or “Cut-offs.”—Their Failure.-

BOMBARDMENT OF Port Hudson.-Destruction of “The Mississippi."-A Funeral

Pyre.--Happy Effects of our Victory.-A Review of the line of inland Hostilities.-

Hooker's hesitation on the Rappabannock.-The Assignment of Confederate com-

mands west of the Mississippi.--The Affair of Kelly's Ford.--Death of Major Pelo

ham.-Naval ATTACK ON CHARLESTON.-Destruction of “The Keokuk."-Scenery of

the Bombardment.-Extent of the Confederate Success.—Events in Tennessee and

Kentucky.--Pegram's Reverse.—The Situation of Hostilities at the close of April,

1862

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CHAPTER XXIV.

Close of the Second Year of the War. Propriety of an Outline of some succeed-
ing Events.-Cavalry Enterprises of the Enemy.--The raids in Mississippi and Vir.
ginia. --SKETCH OF THE BATTLES OF THE RAPPAJANNOCK.—The Enemy's Plan of Attack

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