ILLUSTRATIONS

VOL. X

LIFE MASK OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN.

Frontispiece

Drawn by Kenyon Cox from a copy of the mask made by Clark
Mills in February, 1865. The original mask is owned by
Colonel John Hay.

STAGE AND PROSCENIUM BOXES OF FORD'S THEATER AS THEY
APPEARED ON THE NIGHT OF PRESIDENT LINCOLN'S AS-
SASSINATION..

296

From photographs.

DIAGRAM OF THE HOUSE IN WHICH PRESIDENT LINCOLN DIED 300 From the original prepared by Major A. F. Rockwell, April 15, 1865.

THE FUNERAL CAR.....

From a photograph by P. Relyea.

THE LINCOLN MONUMENT AT SPRINGFIELD

From a photograph by G. A. W. Pittman.

318

324

TABLE OF CONTENTS

VOL. X

CHAPTER I. FRANKLIN AND NASHVILLE

Hood's Plan of Invasion. His Dream of Conquest.

His Movement toward Tennessee. The Responsibility

of Thomas. His Force. Forrest's Raid on Johnson-

ville. Hood at Tuscumbia. He Crosses the Tennessee

and Moves for Columbia. Schofield Arrives there

First. Hood Attempts to Flank Schofield at Spring

Hill. His Failure. Schofield Arrives at Franklin.

Hood Attacks Him. The Battle of Franklin. Re-

pulse of the Confederates. Their Heavy Losses.

Schofield Retires to Nashville. Hood Follows.

Thomas Prepares to Attack Him. Impatience of Gen-

eral Grant. He Resolves to Supersede Thomas. A

Spell of Bad Weather. Thomas Attacks Hood on

the 15th of December. The Battle of Nashville. Hood

Driven Eight Miles. The Fight of the 16th. Rout of

Hood's Army. The Pursuit. Hood Driven into

Mississippi and His Army Dispersed

CHAPTER II. THE ALBEMARLE

The Building of the Albemarle. The Attack and Cap-

ture of Plymouth. The Albemarle Attacks the Union

Fleet, and Retires to Plymouth. Plans for her De-

struction. William B. Cushing. His Adventures.

His Expedition Against the Albemarle. Incidents of

. 1