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MILITARY HISTORY
A LIBRARY OF CONFEDERATE STATES HISTORY, IN TWELVE VOLUMES, WRITTEN BY DISTIN- GUISHED MEN OF THE SOUTH, AND EDITED BY GEN. CLEMENT OF GEORGIA.
VOL. III.
Atlanta, Ga.
Confederate Publishing Company
Red-atte Thena 6-18-30
25007
TABLE OF CONTENTS.
PAGE.
CHAPTER I. Virginia in 1860-Her Seven Grand Divisions-
Geological Characteristics, Climate and Agricultural Prod-
ucts-Her Population—Political and Historical Importance
CHAPTER II. Slavery in Virginia-The Agitation of the
Slavery Question-Distribution of Slaves in the State-John
Brown's Invasion.....
CHAPTER III. From John Brown's Execution to the Federal
Invasion-The Election of President Lincoln-Meeting of
the Virginia Convention-Governor Letcher's Reply to the
Call for Troops-Seizure of Harper's Ferry-Union with the
Confederate States..
3
17
32
CHAPTER IV. The Plan of Invasion-Northwestern Virginia
-Grafton, Philippi and Rich Mountain-May to July, 1861 43
CHAPTER V. The First Kanawha Valley Campaign, April to
July, 1861....
CHAPTER VI. The First Shenandoah Valley Campaign,
April to July, 1861....
57
63
CHAPTER VII. The Bull Run, or Manassas, Campaign,
January to July, 1861.....
91
CHAPTER VIII. Operations about Norfolk and Yorktown-
Battle of Big Bethel-Burning of Hampton....
CHAPTER IX. The Tygart's Valley and Cheat Mountain Cam-
paign-Battle of Greenbrier River, or Camp Bartow-Battle
of Alleghany Mountain....
123
152
CHAPTER X. Operations along the Potomac-From First
Manassas to Battle of Leesburg..
178
187
CHAPTER XI. Battle of Leesburg-Operations on the Lower
Potomac and East Shore-Action at Dranesville....
CHAPTER XII. Stonewall Jackson's Romney Campaign..... 197
CHAPTER XIII. Review of Military Conditions, Spring of
1862....
CHAPTER XIV.
208
Stonewall Jackson's Valley Campaign of
214
CHAPTER XV. The Peninsula Campaign of 1862-Yorktown,
Williamsburg and Seven Pines...
269
CHAPTER XVI. The Seven Days' Battles before Richmond.. 281
CHAPTER XVII. Stonewall Jackson's Cedar Run Campaign 304
CHAPTER XVIII. Lee's Campaign against Pope in Northern
Virginia
315
CHAPTER XIX. The Maryland Campaign against McClellan 335
CHAPTER XX. The Fredericksburg Campaign.............
CHAPTER XXI. The Chancellorsville Campaign and Death
of Jackson..