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XXI. The Political History of 1863......484

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'a 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...

..511

Negroes in the Revolutionary Armies-Royal At-
tempts to win them to the British side-The War
of 1912-Gen. Jackson at New Orleans-Negro
soldiering suppressed in 1861-Gen. Hunter di-
recta a recruiting of Blacks-Gov. Wickliffe's In-
quiry-Gen. Hunter's Response-Saxton author-
ized to arm 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-
ef 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 arining of
Black 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-Wesselle 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
1864...

.536

Banks in New Orleans-Porter's Fleet in the
Mississippi-Captures Fort De Russy-Our Army
and Fleet advance to Alexandria-Both move up
Red River-Banks presses on toward Shreve
port-Col. Gooding's Fight-Our Advance routed
by Kirby Smith at Sabine Cross-Roads-Emory
checks the Rebel Pursuit at Pleasant Grove-
Fierce and indecisive Battle at Pleasant Hill-
Banks retreats to Grand Ecore- Porter works
and fights his way down the River-Banks fights
and drives Bee at Cane River-Return of Army
and Fleet to Alexandria-Lt.-Col. Bailey engi-
neers our Vessels over the Rapids-Union Loss
of three Vessels at Dunn's Bayou-Texas Const
nearly abandoned-Banks retreats to Simmsport
-Fight at Mansura-Cotton Operations on Red
River Steele's Advance from Little Rock-
Fight at Prairie d'Anne-Steele enters Camden
-Union Disaster at Marks's Mills-Steele re-
treats-Attacked by Kirby Smith at Jenkins's
Ferry Rebels repulsed-Steele, burning his
Trains, escapes to Little Rock-Gen. Carr worsts
Shelby at St. Charles-Col. Brooks fights Dob-
bins at Big Creek-Shelby captures the 54th Illi-
nois Union State Convention in Arkansas-
Steele's Inefficiency-Rosecrans in command in
Missouri-Arrests the Chiefs of the Sons of Lib-
erty-Price's last Invasion-Hugh Ewing with-
stands bim at Pilot Knob-Retreats to Rolla-
Rebel uprising-Price threatens St. Louis-Ap-
pears before Jefferson City-Gen. Mower follows
him from Arkansas-Rebels capture Glasgow-
Price at Lexington-Fights Blunt on the Little
Blue-Fights Curtis on the Big Blue-Escapes
southward, by Little Santa Fe-Pleasanton routa
him on the Little Osage-Blunt routs him at
Newtonia-Curtis chases him to Fayetteville,

Ark.

XXV. Gen. Grant's Advance on Richmond. 562

Grant made Lieutenant-General-His Concep-
tion of the War-Assumes command-Army of
the Potomac reorganized-Kilpatrick's Raid to
Richmond-Col. Dahlgren killed-Grant crosses
the Rapidan-Battle of the Wilderness-Grant

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pushes on to Spottsylvania C. H.-Heavy, inde-
cisive fighting-Hancock storms the Enemy's
Lines, capturing Maj. Gen. Ed. Johnson and
3,000 Men - Sheridan's Raid to Richmond--
Death of J. E. B. Stuart-Butler moves against
Richmond by the James--W. F. Smith fights D.
H. Hill at Port Walthall Junction-Beauregard
arrives from Charleston-Attacks Butler on the
James-More Fighting there-Kautz's first Raid
-Three Union Gunboats blown up-Grant
moves by his Left to the North Anna-Hancock
and Wright across-Burnside repulsed-Fight-
ing on both Wings-Lee's Position impregnable
-Grant moves by his Left to the Chickahominy
-Reenforced by W. F. Smith from Butler's Po-
sition-Bloody Repulse at Cold Harbor-Sheri-
dan's Raid to Louisa C. H.-Grant moves by his
Left across the James, below Richmond-Re-
crosses for his Overland Advance-Butler impels
Gillem and Kautz against Petersburg-W. F.
Smith's Corps follows-Failures to carry it-
General Assault repulsed-Meade's costly Ad-
vance to the Weldon Railroad-Wilson's and
Kautz's expensive Raid to Burkesville-Butler
pontoons the James--Sheridan fights on the
Peninsula--Miles carries an Outpost at Deep
Bottom-Burnside's Mine - Hancock on our
Left, Gregg on our Right, advance, and are both
worsted--Warren seizes and holds the Weldon
Railroad-Hill defeats Hancock at Reams's Sta-
tion-Warren advances to and over the Squir
rel Level Road-Butler assaults and carries Fort
Harrison-Field fails to retake it-Meade ad-
vances to Hatcher's Run-Egan routs Heth-
Hancock repels Wade Hampton-Hancock re-
tires-Losses of the Campaign-Criticisms.
XXVI. West Virginia and North of the
Rapidan in 1864..... ......598

Sam Jones captures Beers at Jonesville-Rosser
takes Petersburg-Averill hits him at Spring-
field-Sigel's defeat at Newmarket-Averill
worsted at Wytheville-Crook's Fight near
Dublin Station--Hunter's victory at Piedmont-
He takes Staunton, and advances to Lynchburg
-Retreats across the Alleghanies-Early chases
Sigel out of Virginia-Wallace beaten on the
Monocacy Early threatens Washington-
Wright repulsed by Early-Avery worsted
near Winchester-Early defeats Crook-Cham-
bersburg burned by McCausland-Col. Stough
routed at Oldtown Sheridan appointed to
command-Beats Early at Opequan- Routs
him at Fisher's Hill--Devastates the Valley-
The Richmond Whig on Retaliation Early
surprises Crook at Cedar Creek Sheridan
transforms defeat into victory-Losses.

XXVII. Between Virginia and the Missis-

sippi, 1863-4...

.615

Phillips's Raid to Grenada-McPherson ad-
vances from Vicksburg-Forrest's Raid to Jack-
son-W. T. Sherman's Advance to Meridian-
Sovy Smith's Failure--Osband's Fight at Yazoo
City-Palmer's Advance to Dalton-Forrest
takes Union City-Repulsed by Hicks at Padu-
cah-Assaults and carries Fort Pillow--Butch-
ery after Surrender-Sturgis routed by Forrest
at Guntown A. J. Smith worsts Forrest at
Tupelo-Forrest's Raid into Memphis-Fights
at) Bean's Station, Charleston, Mossy Creek,
Dandridge, and Maryville, East Tennessee —
Morgan's last Raid into Kentucky-Hobson's
Surrender-Burbridge strikes Morgan at Mt.
Sterling, and routs him near Cynthiana-Mor-
gan killed-Burbridge beaten at Saltville, Va.
-Attempt on Johnson's Island.

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-Hopd abandons At-
lanta-Sherinan 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-
see-Sherman turns southward.

The Confederate Navy-Their Torpedoes —
British-built Privateers--The Sumter - The
Alabama-The Florida-Seizure of the Chesa-
peake--The Tallahassee- The Olustee-The
Chickamauga-Capt. Collins seizes the Florida
in Babis Harbor-Gov, Seward on Rebel bel-
ligerency The Georgia-Fight of the Kearsarge
and Alabama-Criticisms thereon-Farragut
before Mobile-Bombards and passes Fort Mor-
gan-The Rebel ram Tennessee fights our
fleet-Is captured-Fort Powell blown up-
Fort Gaines surrenders-Fort Morgan succumbs
--Mobile sealed up.

XXX. Political Mutations and Results-
Presidential Canvass of 1864..654
State Elections reflect the varying phases of
the War-Kentucky Unionism-Lincoln to
Hodges Lincoln at Gettysburg Fremont
nominated for President-Radical Platform-
Union National Convention-Ita Platform-Lin-
coln and Johnson nominated-Johnson's Letter
-A Season of Gloom--The National Finances
during the War-National Debt-Currency De-
preciation Peace Overtures at Niagara and at
Richmond-Davis inflexible-Chicago Demo-

cratic Convention-Peace' Utterances-The
Platform-McClellan and Pendleton nominated
-National victories stimulate popular dissent
-Gen. McClelian tries to hedge-Seward's
Criticisms-Fremont declines-The Autumn
Elections-Maryland free-Death of Roger B.
Taney-Lincoln elected-The Soldiers' Vote-
The XXXVIIIth Congress Lincoln's last
Message-Slavery prohibited by Constitutional
Amendment Peace Overtures at Richmond,
and Negotiations in Hampton Roads-Lincoln's
Second Inaugural.

XXXI. Hood's Tennessee Campaign.....677
Forrest's last Raid-Captures Athens, Ala.-
Is 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 battle-
Heavy Rebel loss-Pat, Cleburne killed.
Thomas strong in Nashville Fights around
Murfreesboro'--A Cold Week-Thomas assumes
the Offensive-Steedman strikes on our left-
A. J. Smith, Johnson, and Wilson on our right
-Col. Post storms Montgomery Hill-T. J.
Wood and A. J. Smith carry first line of
Rebel defenses-Overton's Hill stormed and
taken-Rebels routed and pursued to Franklin
-Their losses-Hood chased across the Ten-
nessee-Lyon's feeble Raid-Stoneman in East
Tennessee-Gillem routs Duke, and then Vaughn
-Breckinridge driven into North Carolina-
Saltville captured-Thomas's Captures-Hood
relieved.

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 Sandersville-
Kilpatrick at Waynesboro'-Fights Wheeler-
Blair at Millen-Hazen at Statesboro-Fight at
the Ogeechee-Blair crosses at Fort Argyle-
Slocum crosses at Louisville-Sherman ap-
proaches Savannah-Hazen storms Fort McAl-
lister-Sherman hears from Foster and Dahl-
gren-Starts for Hilton Head-Hardee evacuales
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 en-
ters South Carolina-Pushes for the Edisto-
Horrible Roa la-Fight near Branchville-Kil-
patrick at Aiken-Blair fights and wins near
Orangeburg-Fight at the Congaree-Hood's
remnant, under Cheatham, pass our left-Co-
lumbia surrendered-Great Conflagration-
Sherman's and Wade Hampton's accounts of it-
Hardee evacuates Charleston and its defenses
-Pollard's account of its devastation -Our
Flag raised on Forts Sumter, Ripley, and Pinck-
ney-Sherman's Foraging-His Bummers-
Fight at Williston's Station-Atkins's repulso
-Sherman at Winnsboro'-Blair at Cheraw-
Occupies Fayetteville, N. C.-Hampton sur-
prises Kilpatrick-la beaten off-Slocum at-
tacked by Hardee at Averysboro'--Rebels recoil
-Jo. Johnston strikes Slocum at Bentonville-
Indecisive Fighting-Johnston decamps-Sher-
man enters Goldsboro'- Butler and Weitzel's
Expedition to Fort Fisher-The Powder Ship-
Porter's Bombardiment-Butler returns to the
James Grant diasatisfied-Expedition sent
back under Terry-Fort Fisher invested-Bom-

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-Moutgoinery surrenders--La-
granze routs Buford-Wilson takes Columbus,
Ga., by Assault-Lagrange charges and captures
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-Ita
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 st
Waynesboro-Captures Charlottesville-Fals
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 counter-as-
saults Grant directs 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.-Repela
his assailants-Warren hurried to his support
-Rebels recoil-Sheridan again advances to
Five Forks, and attacks-Warren's corps or-
dered to strike Enemy's left flank-Combined
Attack completely successful- Pickett routed
and driven weetward-Warren superseded by
Sheridan-Our guns reopen on Petersburg-
General assault along our front-Foris Gregg
and Alexander carried Miles dislodges the
enemy at Sutherland's Depot-Longstreet joins
Lee Heth repulsed-A. P. Hill killed-Lea
notifies Davis that Richmond must be evaenated
-The Confederacy fires and quits that Chy-
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 Danville, 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 tight, compelled to surrender
-Ord 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
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.

surrender

724

XXXV. Death of President Lincoln-Peace. 746 The President at City Point-He enters Richmond-Letter to Weitzel-Recruiting stopped -Celebration at Fort Samter-The President assassinated by J. Wilkes Booth-Gov. Seward murderously assaulted by Payne Powell-Accession of Andrew Johnson to the PresidencyOilers rewards for arrest of Jefferson Davis and others-Stoneman's Raid into North Carolina-Sherman's Arrangement with Jo. Johnston-Repudiated by the Government-Reasons therefor Johnston surrenders-Dick Tayler ditto-Dissolution of the Confederacy-Flight and Capture of Davis-Kirby Smith's voice still for War-Sheridan's Expedition-The Rebellion's final collapse-Career of the Shenandoah-Grant's Parting Address to his Soldiers -Dissolution of our Arinies,