LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS. GOVERNOR RICHARD J. OGLESBY. HON. ALLEN C. FULLER. MAJOR-GENERAL JOHN M. PALMER. ADJUTANT-GENERAL I. N. HAYNIE. MAJOR-GENERAL S. A. HURLBUT. LIEUTENANT-GENERAL W. T. SHERMAN. BREVET MAJOR-GENERAL A. L. CHETLAIN. MAJOR-GENERAL B. H. GRIERSON. BREVET MAJOR-General M. BRAYMAN. SURGEON GEORGE COATSWORTH. CONTENTS OF VOLUME II. CHAPTER I. DEATH AND BURIAL OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN. The Occurrence-Previous Warnings-The 14th of April-Conversations-Interview with Colfax-Cabinet Meeting-Ford's Theater-The Box-Boothe— Preparations—The Shot-Assassin's Escape-The Theater-The Dying President-Record of Dissolution-Prayer-Payne and Seward-Secretary Stanton's Orders—Grief of the Country-Congressional Committee-Funeral Services in Washington-Remains Borne to the Capitol-To the Funeral CarFuneral Cortege-Baltimore, New York, Philadelphia-Back to IllinoisReaches Chicago-The City in Sable-The Last Stage-Springfield-Emblems of Mourning-Lincoln's Residence-Oak Hill-The Services-Bishop Simpson's Oration-Dr. Gurley's Ode-Lincoln's Character-The Congressional Memorial Service-Bancroft's Oration-Doom of the Assassin-Trial of Conspirators-Execution-Curtain Falls..... PAGE. 19 CHAPTER II. BATTLE OF CHICKAMAUGA. Action of Washington Authorities-Rosecrans' Advance-Bragg Occupies Chattanooga-Stanley's Advance-Successes-Plan of Federal Campaign-Burnside's Column Reaches Knoxville-Orders-Rosecrans Reaches ChattanoogaBragg Evacuates the City-Pursuit-Orders to Hurlbut, Grant, Sherman, Pope and Schofield for Reinforcements-Bragg at Lafayette-Cavalry RaidsAdded Rebel Forces-Rosecrans Mistaken-His Line-Chickamauga CreekNegley-Position-Bragg Waits-The 17th-Change of Federal Lines18th, Order of Battle-Saturday the 19th-Minty ahd Wilder-Our LineBattle Opens-No Decisive Results-Night-Changed Order-Rebel OrderSabbath the 20th--Battle Opens-The Fourteenth Army Corps-Desperate Fighting-Order to Wood-Our Army Broken in Two-Is the Day Lost ?"Rock of Chickamauga "-Thomas' New Position-Carnival of Death-Position Held-A Gap Discovered-Granger in Time-Halleck's Report-Day Saved!-Losses-Effect on the Two Commanders-Burnside-KnoxvilleSiege Raised-Illinois Soldiers... 43 The Twenty-seventh-General N. B. Buford-The Thirty-eighth-The Fortysecond-Heavy Loss at Chickamauga-The Sixty-sixth-Birge's Sharpshooters -The Seventy eighth-At Chickamauga-The Eighty-eighth-Colonel Francis T. Sherman-The Ninety-sixth-Brevet Brigadier-General Thomas E. Champion-Lieutenant-Colonel Isaac L. Clark-Major John C. Smith-The One Hundred and Fourth-The One Hundred and Twenty-fifth--Death of Chaplain Sanders--Colonel O. F. Harmon....... CHAPTER IV. PAGE. 53 The Seventh Infantry-Muster Roll of the First Company Enlisted in the State -General John Cook-The Eighth-Colonel Lloyd Wheaton-The Ninth-Its Campaigns-The Tenth-The March to Knoxville-The Eleventh-Its Original and Final Rosters-Colonel Garrett Nevins-The Twelfth-What it Did-Chicago Board of Trade Battery-Heroism and Devotion of the MenBrydge's Battery... CHAPTER V. 83 CHATTANOOGA-LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN-MISSION RIDGE KNOXVILLE. CHAPTER VI. THE RED RIVER EXPEDITION-MISSOURI. 103 Great Expectations-Sabine Pass-Loss-McPherson's District-The Invinci ble Armada - DeRussey-Grand Advance-Ransom's Advice-Disastrous Engagement near Mansfield-Heavy Sacrifice-Pleasant Hill-Smith's Charge -Rebels give Back-Summing Up-Retreat-Grand Ecore-Through the Dam-Steele's Army-Retreats on Little Rock-Sabine Crossings-Rosecrans in Missouri-Hundred Day Regiments-Pleasanton's Command-Price Escapes Union City-Colonel Hicks at Paducah-Fort Pillow-North Carolina...... 118 CHAPTER VII. GENERAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL. Change of Plan, Not of Base-Governor Oglesby-Memoir-Extracts from Inaugural-Adjutant-General Haynie-Personal Sketch..... CHAPTER VIII. REGIMENTS AND BATTERIES. PAGE. 122 The Fifteenth-First Enlisted for Three Years-Its Part at Shiloh-Brevet Sherman's Department-Grant's Order-Sherman's Plan-General W. S. Smith's Movements- Sherman - McPherson - Hurlbut-Champion's Hill-Jackson, Mississippi-Burnt Bridge-Rebels Evacuate-Where is Smith ?-Destruction -Kinglake-Prophetic Significance-Backward March-Results-Schofield. 160 CHAPTER X. SHERMAN'S GRAND MARCH. Sherman's Statement of the Plan-Inspects his Department-Supplies-Letter CHAPTER XI. KENESAW AND PEACH TREE CREEK. Prospect-Big Shanty-Sherman's Description of Scenery-His Forces-Operations to Break Lines-Death of Polk-Railway Reconnoissance-Lost Mountain Occupied-Kulp House-Assault of Kenesaw-Sherman's Statement Illinois-Newspaper Paragraphs-Logan's Corps-Palmer-Twenty-fifth and Twenty-seventh- Eighty-ninth — Logan-Fifty-ninth and Seventy-fourth Sherman's Report-Peach Tree Creek-Cincinnati Commercial's AccountSituation-McPherson's Advance-Eighty-fifth Illinois-Logan's Corps-Palmer's Corps-Forty-fourth-Hooker in Position and Fighting-Geary--Ward - Face to Face-Williams - Bradley - Forty-second — Twenty-seventh Thomas Commanding an Eclectic Detachment-One Hundredth—Eightyeighth-Seventy-fourth-Coburn-One Hundred and Twenty-ninth and Lieutenant-Colonel Flynn-McCook-One Hundred and Fourth in Peril-Defeat of Palmer-One Hundred and Fifth-One Hundred and Twenty-ninth-Importance of this Battle--Kenesaw Redeemed-Hood in Command-His Prestige Gone.. PAGE. 173 CHAPTER XII. INTO ATLANTA. Atlanta-Its importance-Heart of Confederacy-Must Be Taken-Hood in Command-Sherman's Report-The Chattahoochee-Battle of July 22d— McPherson Killed-Logan in Command-Blair Assailed by Hardee-Sweeney -Dodge-Twelfth Illinois-Sixteenth Corps-Long's Corps-Smith's Division-Loss of Guns-The Crisis-Sherman-Order to Logan-Charge-Wood -Victory-Guns Retaken-What Sherman Says-The Stoneman Raid— Changes in Command-Hooker-Palmer-Howard-Slocum-Davis-Williams-Battle of Jonesboro-Victory Decisive-Rebel Retreat-Pursuit"Atlanta Ours and Fairly Won"-Sherman's Promotion-Re-union and Freedom. The Situation-What will Hood Do?-What He might have Done-His Chosen Policy Athens Surrenders-Rosseau-Forrest in the Toils-Marietta-Smyrna - Allatoona - Illinois Ninety-third - Lieutenant-Colonel Tourtellotte Corse Comes-"Effusion of Blood "-Desperate Defence-Seventh IllinoisColonel Rowell-Corse's Report-Sherman's Signals-Twelfth and Fiftieth Illinois-Victory-Our Losses-Raum at Resaca-Various Movements— Troops sent Thomas-Thomas' Army-Ransom Dies-Armies SeparatedHood Crosses the River-Battle of Franklin-Back to Nashville-Hood's Position-Federal Troops-Delay-Preparations-Moment-Order of Battle -Battle of Nashville-Smith and Schofield-Night-Second Day-Wood's Corps-Steedman-Assault-Victory-Rebel Retreat The Eighty-eightThe Seventy-second-Brydge's Battery-The Seventy-fourth.... The Thirteenth Veterans-Consolidated with the Fifty-sixth-The Thirty-third 193 203 |