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THE CIVIL WAR IN AMERICA
BY
WALTER GASTON SHOTWELL
AUTHOR OF
THE LIFE OF CHARLES SUMNER'
VOLUME II
LONGMANS, GREEN AND CO. 39 PATERNOSTER ROW, LONDON, E.C. 4
NEW YORK, TORONTO
BOMBAY, CALCUTTA AND MADRAS
1923
Hevery Sather
Made in Great Britain
E468 S5
V. 2
CONTENTS
OF
THE SECOND VOLUME
PAGE
CHAPTER XXXII
Rosecrans manoeuvres Bragg back-Crosses the Tennessee Bragg abandons Chattanooga
CHAPTER XXXIII
Battle of Chickamauga-Rosecrans makes a Break-Longstreet
rushes in-Rosecrans abandons the Field-Thomas stays and
saves the Army.
CHAPTER XXXIV
Grant sent to Chattanooga-Opens Line of Supply-Sherman
attacks Missionary Ridge
CHAPTER XXXV
Lookout Mountain-' Battle above the Clouds '-Hooker successful
-Confederates retire
CHAPTER XXXVI
Grant carries Missionary Ridge-Bragg retreats-Pursuit-Cleburne
defends the Pass.
CHAPTER XXXVII
Financing the War-Chase's Career-Customs-Internal Revenue
Greenbacks-National Bank
8
22
35
39
49
CHAPTER XXXVIII
The War on the Ocean-Fight between the Monitor and Merrimac
-Norfolk re-captured-Coast of North Carolina taken
64
CHAPTER XXXIX
McClellan's Peninsula Campaign-New Bridge, Hanover, C.H., Fair
Oaks, Seven Pines, Seven Days' Battle-Retreat.
V
5829 9
80
CHAPTER XL
Pope and the Army of Virginia-His Unfortunate Address-Stone-
wall Jackson appears-Cedar Mountain-Manassas-Chantilly—
Fitz John Porter
CHAPTER XLI
Lee invades Maryland-Jackson captures Harper's Ferry-South
Mountain-Antietam-Lee retreats to Virginia
CHAPTER XLII
107
126
Proclamation of Emancipation-Compensated Emancipation de-
clined by Border States-But they save Congress to Lincoln . 138
CHAPTER XLIII
McClellan's want of Harmony-Ordered to move-Succeeded by
Burnside Battle of Fredericksburg-Hooker succeeds Burnside 145
CHAPTER XLIV
Battle of Chancellorsville-Hooker defeated-Death of Jackson-
Sedgwick unites with Hooker
CHAPTER XLV
Meade succeeds Hooker-Gettysburg-Lee defeated-Retreats-
Meade follows cautiously
CHAPTER XLVI
159
Watchful waiting-Attempts to relieve Union Prisoners-Enlist-
ment of Coloured Troops-Border States return to Union
CHAPTER XLVII
Grant made Lt.-General-Assumes Command of Eastern Army-
Sheridan to command Cavalry-Grant crosses the Rapidan
CHAPTER XLVIII
173
202
Battle of the Wilderness-Spottsylvania-The North Anna-Cold
Harbor-Crossing the James
Early invades Maryland-Threatens Washington-Burns Chambers-
burg-Sheridan sent to the Valley-Opequon-Fisher's Hill-
Cedar Creek and 'Sheridan's Ride'
CHAPTER L
Sherman advances from Chattanooga to Atlanta-General Polk
killed-Kenesaw Mountain-Atlanta-Gen. McPherson killed
-Hood goes Northward
-
Farragut enters Mobile Bay Lincoln re-elected Amendment
abolishing Slavery submitted
260
280
295
vii
301
315
CHAPTER LII
Hood strikes Sherman's Line-Allatoona-Thomas sent to Nash-
ville-Sherman turns Southward-March to the Sea -
Captures Savannah
CHAPTER LIII
Hood advances on Nashville-Schofield evades him at Spring Hill
-Battle of Franklin-Nashville-Hood defeated-Retreats
CHAPTER LIV
War on the Ocean-Career of the Alabama-Sunk by the Kearsarge -The Florida sunk-The Shenandoah surrendered.
CHAPTER LV
Grant assails Petersburg-Reaches out for the Railroads-The
Mine-In Winter Quarters-Sherman's March through the
Carolinas-The Campaign of 1865-Death of A. P. Hill-Lee attempts to escape-Surrenders at Appomattox-Johnston surrenders to Sherman-End of the War
INDEX
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339
375