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Sullivan at Parker's Cross-Roads-Morgan captures Elizabethtown-Gen. H. Carter's Raid into East Tennessee-Wheeler raids down the Tennessee to Fort Donelson-Beaten off by Col. Harding -Van Dorn captures 1,500 Unionists at Spring Hill -Col. A. S. Hall defeats Morgan at Vaught's Hill -Gordon Granger repulses Van Dorn at Franklin -Col. A. D. Streight raids into Northern Georgia -Is overpowered and captured near Rome.

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XIV. Siege and Capture of Vicksburg....286 Position and Importance of Vicksburg-Grant moves against it from Lagrange-Advances to Oxford, Miss.-Van Dorn captures Holly SpringsMurphy's Cowardice Grant compelled to fall back-Hovey and Washburn on the ColdwaterGen. Wm. T. Sherman embarks 30,000 men at Memphis-Debarks on the Yazoo, north of Mem phis-Com. Porter's Gunboats-Sherman storms the Yazoo Bluffs-Repulsed at all points with heavy loss-Attempts to flank by Drumgould's Bluff-Is baffled-Superseded by Gen. McClernand -Who invests and captures the Post of ArkansasGen. Grant assumes command-Debarks-Digging the Canal-Proves an Abortion-Yazoo Pass Expedition-Stopped at Greenwood-Compelled to return-Grant tries the Sunflower route-Baffled again-The Queen of the West raids up Red River

Disabled and abandoned-The Indianola captured by the Webb and Queen of the West-The Indianola blown up in a panic-The Webb flees up Red River-Grant moves down the MississippiCom. Porter runs the Vicksburg Batteries-Grierson's Raid to Baton Rouge-Porter attacks the Batteries at Grand Gulf-Grant crosses at Bruinsburg -Sherman feints on Haines's Bluff-Crosses the Mississippi at Hankinson's Ferry-Fight at Port Gibson-Fight at Raymond-Fight at and capture of Jackson-Battle of Champion Hills-Fight at the Big Black-Haines's Bluff abandoned-Vicksburg invested-General Assault repulsed-The Siege vigorously pressed-Pemberton calls a parley-Surrenders-Grant drives Jo. Johnston from Jackson-Fight at Milliken's Bend-Holmes assails Helena, and is routed.

XV. Texas and Louisiana in 1863-Capture of Port Hudson...

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Galveston-Retaken by Com. Renshaw-Surprised by Magruder, and carried-Our Fleet disabled and beaten-Disaster at Sabine Pass-The Alabama captures the Hatteras-Gen. Banks in command at New Orleans-Clearing the Atchafalaya-Fight at Carney's Bridge-Farragut passes the Batteries at Port Hudson-Banks returns to Berwick's Bay-Advances to Opelousas and Alexandria, La.-Moves thence to Bayou Sara, and crosses the Mississippi-Invests Port HudsonCombined Attack on its Defenses-Repulsed with a loss of 2,000-Bank: presses the Siege-Second Attack-The Rebel supplies exhausted-Gardner surrenders-Dick Taylor surprises Brashear City -Fighting at Donaldsonville-Franklin attacks Sabine Pass, and is beaten off-Dana surprised at Morganzia-Burbridge surprised near Opelousas -Gen. Banks embarks for the Rio Grande-Debarks at Brazos Santiago, and takes Brownsville -Capture of Aransas Pass and Pass Cavallo-Fort Esperanza abandoned-Indianola in our handsBanks returns to New Orleans,

XVI Army of the Potomac under Burnside and Hooker-Fredericksburg -Chancellorsville....

.342

Gen. Burnside in command in Virginia-Crosses the Rappahannock-Attacks Lee's Army, strongly posted on the Southern Heights-Is repulsed with heavy loss-Recrosses the River-A fresh Advance arrested by the President-The Mud March -Rebel Raids in Virginia-Burnside gives place to Hooker-Stoneman's Raid on Lee's rearHooker crosses the Rappahannock, and advances to Chancellorsville-His right wing turned and shattered by Jackson-Pleasanton checks the Enemy-Jackson mortally wounded-Desperate fighting around Chancellorsville-Hooker stunned Our Army recoils-Sedgwick storms Marye's Heights--Strikes Lee's Rear-Is driven across the River-Hooker récrosses also-Stoneman's Raid a Failure-Longstreet assails Peck at Suffolk-Is beaten off with loss.

XVIL Lee's Army on Free Soil-Gettysburg.

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Lee silently flanks Hooker's right, and moves northward-Cavalry Fight near Fairfax-Milroy, at Winchester, surprised and driven over the Potomac, with heavy loss-Cavalry encounters along the Blue Ridge Jenkins raids to Chambersburg-Lee crosses the Potomac-Hooker and Halleck at odds-Hooker relleved-Meade in command-Ewell at York-Collision of vanguards at Gettysburg-Reynolds killed-UnionIsts outnumbered and driven-Howard halts on Cemetery Hill-Sickles comes up-Hancock takes command-Meade arrives-Both Armies concen

trated-Sickles driven back with loss-Rebel Advance checked-Night falls-Rebel Graud Charge led by Pickett-Terribly repulsed-Lee retreatsHeavy losses-Feeble pursuit by Sedgwick-Lea halts at Williamsport-Meade hesitates-Lee gets across the Potomac-Kilpatrick routs the Rebel rear-guard-Meade crosses at Berlin, and moves down to the Rappahannock-Fight at Manassas Gap-Dix's Advance on Richmond-Pleasanton crosses the Rapidan-Lee flanks Meade, who retreats to Centerville-Warren worsts A. P. Hill -Lee retires across the Rappahannock-Imboden surprises Charlestown-Gen. D. A. Russell storms Rappahannock Station, capturing 1,600 prisoners -Meade crosses the Rapidan-Affair of Mine Run-Toland's raid to Wytheville-Averill's to Lewisburg-Fight at Droop Mountain.

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XVIII. The Chattanooga Campaign........404 Morgan's Raid through Kentucky into Indiana and Ohio-He is surrounded, routed, and captured -His Imprisonment and Escape-Rosecrans advances from Murfreesboro' by Shelbyville and Tullahoma, to the Tennessee at BridgeportBragg flanked out of Chattanooga-Rosecrans eagerly pursues-Bragg concentrates at Lafayette, and turns upon his pursuers-Rosecrans concentrates on the Chickamauga-Desperate battle there -Rosecrans, worsted, retreats to ChattanoogaLosses Rosecrans superseded-Pegram's raid into Kentucky-Saunders's into East TennesseeBurnside crosses the Cumberland MountainsKnoxville liberated - Burnside retakes Cumberland Gap, with 2,000 prisoners Longstreet impelled by Bragg against him-Wolford struck at Philadelphia, Tenn.-Fight at Campbell's_StationBurnside withdraws into Knoxville-Longstreet besleges and assaults-Is repulsed with lossRaises the Siege and retreats-Grant relieves Rosecrans-Hooker and Slocum hurried to the Tennessee-Wheeler's and Roddy's raids-Grant reaches Chattanooga-Hooker crosses the TennesseeFight at Wauhatchie-Sherman arrives from Vicksburg-Grant impels attacks on Bragg by Granger, Hooker, and Sherman-Hooker carries Lookout Mountain-Bragg, on Mission Ridge, attacked from all sides and routed-His BulletinHooker pursues to Ringgold-Cleburne checks him in a gap in White Oak Ridge-Sherman and Granger dispatched to Knoxville-Losses at Mission Ridge.

XIX. The War in Missouri and Arkansas, in 1863.

.446

Marmaduke attacks Springfield, Mo.-Is repulsed
-Again at Hartsville-Waring routs him at Bates-
ville, Ark.-The Sam Gaty captured-Fayetteville
attacked by Cabell-Marmaduke assails Cape
Girardeau McNeil repels him-Coffey assaila
Fort Blunt-Standwatie repulsed at Cabin Creek
-Coffey repulsed by Catherwood, at Pineville,
Mo.-Quantrell's Arson and Butchery at Law-
rence, Kansas-Gen. Steele moves on Little Rock
-Fight at Bayou Metea-Davidson defeats Mar-
maduke at Bayou Fourche-Price abandons Little
Rock to Steele-Blunt's Escort destroyed by Quan-
trell-Col. Clayton defeats Marmaduke at Pine
Bluff Gen. E. B. Brown defeats Cabell and Coffey
at Arrow Rock-McNeil chases them to Clarks-
ville-Standwatie and Quantrell repulsed by Col.
Phillips at Fort Gibson-Sioux Butcheries in Min-
nesota-Gen. Sibley routs Little Crow at Wood
Lake-500 Indians captured and tried for murder
-Gen. Pope in command-Sibley and Sully pur-
sue and drive the Savages-Gen. Conner in Utah
-Defeats Shoshonees on Bear River- Enemies
vanish.

XX. The Carolinas, Georgia, and Florida
in 1862-3-Siege of Charleston..455
Siege and Capture of Fort Pulaski by Gillmore-
Sinking of Stone Fleet in Charleston Harbor-
Com Dupont sweeps down the Coast to St. Au-
gustine-Union Movement at Jacksonville-Pen-
sacola and Jacksonville abandoned-Edisto Island
relinquished-Gen. Hunter attacks Secessionville,
and is repulsed-Gen. Brannan threatens the Sa-
vannah Railroad-Fight at Coosawhatchie-De-
struction of the Nashville-Dupont repulsed at
Fort McAllister-The Isaac Smith lost near Le-
garéville-Iron-clad Raid from Charleston-Tho
Mercedita and Keystone State disabled-Beau-
regard and Ingraham proclaim the Blockade of
Charleston raised-Dupont with his Iron-clads at-
tacks Fort Sumter, and is repulsed-Col. Montgom-
ery's Raid up the Combahee-The Atlanta comes
out from Savannah-Capt. Rogers, in the Wee-
hawken, disables and captures her-Gen. Gillmore
Beizes half of Morris Island-Gen. Strong assaults
Fort Wagner, and is bloodily repulsed-Gillmore
opens Trenches-The 'Swamp Angel' talks to
Charleston-The Rebels driven out of Fort Wagner
-Com. Stephens assaults Fort Sumter-Charles-
ton bombarded from Wagner-Foundering of the
Weehawken-D. H. Hill repelled at Newborn-
Attacks Washington, N. C.-Is driven off by
Foster-Fight at Gum Swamp.

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Negroes in the Revolutionary Armies-Royal At-
tempts to win them to the British side-The War
of 1812-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-
el employment of Negroes in War-Beauregard
and Jeff. Davis on Federal arming of Blacks-The
Confederate Congress punishes it with Death-
President Lincoln threatens Retallation-Garrett
Davis, S. S. Cox & Co. denounce the armning of
Blacks-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-Wessells 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...

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 Simmnsport

-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 Illl-

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 bint 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 routs

him on the Little Osage- Blunt routs him at

Newtonis-Curtis chases him to Fayetteville,

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,

XXVL West Virginia and North of the

Rapidan in 1864...

Sam Jones captures Beers at Jonesville-Rosser

Lakes 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' 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-Barbridge 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-Roussean 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-Hood abandons At

lanta-Sherman 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.

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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 Bahia 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-Its 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- Pence' Utterances-The
Platform-McClellan and Pendleton nominated
-National victories stimulate popular dissent
-Gen. McClellan 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 CarolinaSaltville captured-Thomas's Captures-Hood relieved.

XXXII. Sherman's Great March......

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 evacuates
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 Carolína-Pushes for the Edisto-
Horrible Ronds-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 repulse
-Sherman at Winnsboro'-Blair at Cheraw-
Occupies Fayetteville, N. C.-Hampton sur-
prises Kilpatrick-Is beaten off-Slocum at-
tacked by Hardee at Averysboro'-Rebels recoil
-Jo. Johnston arrikes Slocum at Bentonville-
Indecisive Fighting-Johnston decamps-Sher-
man enters Goldsboro'- Butler and. Weitzel's
Expedition to Fort Fisher-The Powder Ship-
Porter's Bombardment-Butler returns to the
James-Grant dissatisfied-Expedition sent
back under Terry-Fort Fisher invested-Bom-

689

barded by the Fleet-The Sailors' assault-Repulsed-Gen. Ames assaults from the land side -Desperate Fighting-The Fort carried-Losses -Explosion of Magazine-Gen. Schofield arrives Advances on Wilmington-Fight at Town Creek-Fort Anderson evacuated-Hoke retreats-Burns Vessels and Stores-Wilmington given up-Advance to Kinston-Upham surprised at Southwest Creek-Hoke strikes out Is repulsed, and retreats-Schofield enters Goldsboro'.

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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-Montgomery surrenders-La-
grange 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-Its
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 ·
War....

End of the .724

Grant passive-Rebel attempt to arm Negroes -Warren's advance to the Meherrin-Raid of the Rebel gunboats-Fight at Dabney's MillOur left on Hatcher's Run-Rosser's Raid to Beverly-Capture of Kelly and Crook-Sheridan up the Valley-Annihilates Early at Waynesboro'- Captures Charlottesville-Fails to cross the James above Richmond-Crosses below, and reaches Grant-Gordon surprises Fort Steedman-Is repulsed at Fort HaskellSurrender of 2,000 Rebels-Meade counter-assaults-Graut directs a General Advance by our left-Griffin's Fight at the White Oak RoadSheridan 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-Repels his assailants-Warren hurried to his support -Rebels recoil-Sheridan again advances to Five Forks, and attacks-Warren's corps ordered to strike Enemy's left flank-Combined Attack completely successful- Pickett routed and driven westward-Warren superseded by Sheridan-Our guns reopen on PetersburgGeneral assault along our front-Forts Gregg and Alexander carried-Miles dislodges the enemy at Sutherland's Depot-Longstreet joins Lee-Heth repulsed-A. P. Hill killed-Lee notifies Davis that Richmond must be evacuated -The Confederacy fires and quits that CityWeitzel enters it unopposed-Captures of prisoners and arms-The news flashed over the loyal States-Universal rejoicings-Connecticut Election-Petersburg abandoned-Lee concentrates at Chesterfield C. H.-Retreats westward by Amelia C. H.-Sheridan heads him off from Danville, at Jetersville-Davies strikes his train at Paine's Cross-Roads-Lee hastening 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 fight, compelled to surrender -Ord strikes Lee's van near Farmville-Is repulsed, and Gen. Read killed-Lee crosses the Appomattox at Farmville-His Desperate Condition Grant proposes a surrenderHumphreys attacks Lee, and is bloodily repulsed-Lee resumes bis flight-Sheridan heads him at Appomattox C. H.-Last Charge of the Army of Virginia-Correspondence between Loe and Grant-Lee Surrenders-Parting with his Soldiers-His Army dissolved.

XXXV. Death of President Lincoln-Peace.746

The President at City Point-He enters Rich-
mond-Letter to Weitzel-Recruiting stopped
-Celebration at Fort Sumter-The President
assassinated by J. Wilkes Booth-Gov. Seward
murderously assaulted by Payne Powell-Ac-
cession of Andrew Johnson to the Presidency-
Offers rewards for arrest of Jefferson Davis
and others-Stoneman's Raid into North Caro-
lina-Sherman's Arrangement with Jo. John-
aton-Repudiated by the Government-Reasons
therefor Johnston surrenders-Dick Taylor
ditto-Dissolution of the Confederacy-Flight
and Capture of Davis-Kirby Smith's voice
still for War-Sheridan's Expedition-The Re-
bellion's final collapse-Career of the Shenan-
doah-Grant's Parting Address to his Soldiers
-Dissolution of our Armies.

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15. RICHARD YATES, of Illinois
16. THOS. C. FLETCHER, of Missouri.
17. CHARLES S. OLDEN, of N. Jersey
18. ALEX, W. RANDALL, of Wisc.
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27. ZACHARIAH CHANDLER, of Mich.
28. HENRY S. LANE, of Indiana.
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33. REUBEN E. FENTON, of N. York. 34. GEORGE W. JULIAN, of Indiana. 35. JOHN A. KASSON, of Iowa 36. JOHN P. HALE, of N. Hampshire. " 37. RoscoE CONKLING, of New York " UNION DEFENDERS.

38. Major-Gen. WM. S. ROSECRANS 273 44. Major-Gen. JUDSON KILPATRICK. 273 39. Major-Gen. FRANZ SIGEL

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VIEW OF FREDERICKSBURG
VIEW OF CUMBERLAND GAP

FORT SUMTER REPOSSESSED BY THE UNION

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29 PORT HUDSON BESIEGED BY BANKS. 332 44 FREDERICKSBURG-BURNSIDE, LEE . 343 46 CHANCELLORSVILLE-HOOKER, LEE. 356 55 WINCHESTER, VA., AND VICINITY 371 62 GETTYSBURG-FIRST DAY'S FIGHT. 75 GETTYSBURG-FINAL ASSAULT 77 MINE RUN AND THE RAPIDAN . 86 CHATTANOOGA, CHICKAMAUGA, &c. . 416 88 EAST TENNESSEE KNOXVILLE, &c. 429 111 FORT PULASKI-GILLMORE'S SIEGE. 457 121 SECESSIONVILLE, S. C. . 461

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143 CHARLESTON, S. C., AND ITS DEFENSES. 467
153 RED RIVER REGION, ALEXANDRIA, &c. 538
156 THE WILDERNESS-GRANT, LEE 567
165 SPOTTSYLVANIA C. H. AND VICINITY. 572
LEE AT BAY ON THE NORTH ANNA . 578
174 COLD HARBOR AND ITS VICINITY
176 RICHMOND AND PETERSBURG

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GAINESVILLE, OR SECOND BULL RUN 184 DEFENSES OF WASHINGTON CITY

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219 NASHVILLE, TENN.-THOMAS, HOOD 685 223 SHERMAN'S MARCH TO THE SEA. 690 226 SHERMAN'S MARCH THROUGH SOUTH

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698 297 WILMINGTON, N. C.-FORT FISHER. 710

VICKSBURG, JACKSON, YAZOO CITY. 305 LEE'S RETREAT-APPOMATTOX C. H. 729

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