Lincoln Directs Concert of Action. Grant's Tennessee

Reconnaissance. Military Conditions at Cairo. Mc-

Clernand's March to Mayfield. Smith's March to

Calloway. Gunboat Reconnaissance of Fort Henry.

McClernand's Report. Lincoln's Advice on the

Western Campaign. Halleck Suggests a Tennessee

Movement

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CHAPTER VII. GRANT AND THOMAS IN KENTUCKY

Characteristics of Grant. His Early Western Duties.

Commands the Post of Cairo. The Battle of Belmont.

Grant's Narrow Escape. Lincoln's Letter to Mc-

Clernand. Thomas in Eastern Kentucky. Zollicoffer's

Camp. Buell's Orders to Thomas. Zollicoffer Attacks

Thomas. Death of Zollicoffer. Rebel Retreat from

Mill Springs. The Western Gunboats. The Capture

of Fort Henry

CHAPTER VIII. CAMERON AND STANTON

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Arming Contrabands. Cameron's Report on Arming

Slaves. Lincoln Modifies Cameron's Report. Cam-

eron Appointed Minister to Russia. Stanton Made

Secretary of War. Censure of Cameron by the House

of Representatives. Lincoln's Special Message. Stan-

ton and Buchanan. Lincoln's First Meeting with

Stanton. Stanton's Criticisms of Lincoln. Personal

Relations Between the Two. Stanton's Duties and

Services. Lincoln's Note about Mrs. Baird. Corre-

spondence about the Discharge of Certain Prisoners.

The Incident about Prisoners-of-War at Rock Island 123

CHAPTER IX. PLANS OF CAMPAIGN

Lincoln Suggests a Plan of Campaign. McClellan's

Notes and Answers. Committee on the Conduct of

the War Appointed. Lincoln's Admonitions to Mc-

Clellan. McClellan's Estimate of the Enemy. John-

ston's Report of His Force. Confederate Council of

War. McClellan's Illness. Lincoln's Councils of War.

Lincoln's General War Order, No. 1. The President's

Special War Order, No. 1. McClellan's Council of War.

The Harper's Ferry Fiasco. General War Orders

No. 2 and No. 3 .

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News of the Evacuation of Manassas. Johnston Ex-
pects an Attack. Rebels Uncertain About McClellan's
Movements. The March to Manassas. Quaker Guns.
McClellan Removed from Chief Command. The Coun-
cil at Fairfax Court House. Its Plan Approved by
Lincoln. The Army Moved to Fort Monroe. The
Protection of Washington. McDowell's Corps Ordered
to Remain

CHAPTER XI. FORT DONELSON

Confederate Council of War at Bowling Green. John-
ston Resolves "To Fight for Nashville at Donelson."
Fort Donelson reënforced. Views of Union Com-
manders on the Tennessee Movement. McClellan
Suggests a Combined Movement to Halleck and Buell.
Nashville Evacuated. Grant Invests Fort Donelson.
Foote's Gunboat Attack. Conference Between Grant
and Foote. Pillow and Buckner Attempt a Sortie.
Council of Confederate Commanders. Escape of Floyd
and Pillow. Buckner Proposes an Armistice. Grant
Demands "Unconditional Surrender." Surrender of
Fort Donelson. Grant Appointed Major-General.
Halleck Asks Command in the West

CHAPTER XII. COMPENSATED ABOLISHMENT

Lincoln's Annual Message. The Subject of Slavery.
Lincoln's Letter to Bancroft. Plan of Compensated
Emancipation for Delaware. Special Message of March
6. Letters to Raymond and McDougall. Lincoln's First
Interview with the Border State Representatives.
Conkling Offers Lincoln's Joint Resolution. The Joint
Resolution Passed by Congress. Compensated Eman-
cipation in the District of Columbia. Appropriation
for Colonization

CHAPTER XIII.

"MONITOR" AND "MERRIMAC"

"MONITOR "

The Merrimac Raised and Iron-clad. Ericsson and his

Monitor. Council of War at the White House. Fox

Sent to Fort Monroe. Appearance of the Merrimac.

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She Rams and Sinks the Cumberland. The Congress
Shelled and Burned. An Excited Meeting at the White
House. Duel Between the Monitor and Merrimac. Re-
treat of the Merrimac. Lincoln's Orders to the Monitor.
Lincoln, Stanton, and Chase Visit Fort Monroe. The
Advance to Norfolk. Norfolk Occupied. The Merri-
mac Destroyed

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CHAPTER XIV. ROANOKE ISLAND

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The Situation of Roanoke Island. Burnside's Coast

Division. Expedition Against Roanoke Island. Burn-

side Assigned to Command. Goldsborough Commands

the Fleet. The Voyage to Hatteras. The Capture of

Roanoke Island. Wise's Summary of the Confederate

Loss. Destruction of the Rebel Fleet. Capture of

Elizabeth City. Capture of New Berne. Capture of

Fort Macon and Beaufort. General Gilmore Captures

Fort Pulaski. Du Pont and Wright Occupy the

Florida Coast.

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CHAPTER XV. FARRAGUT'S VICTORY

Origin of Farragut's Expedition. The Situation of

New Orleans. Forts St. Philip and Jackson. The

Council of War. Farragut Selected as Commander.

The Union Fleet, Flotilla, and Army. The Rebel

Forts, Defenses, and Gunboats. Bombardment by the

Mortar Flotilla. The Passage of the Forts. The Hart-

ford on Fire. The Fleet at New Orleans. Lovell

Evacuates the City. The Surrender of New Orleans.

Mumford Tears Down the Union Flag. The Flag Again

Raised by Farragut. The Landing of Butler's Troops

at Quarantine. Mutiny in Fort Jackson. Surrender

of the Forts

CHAPTER XVI. NEW ORLEANS

Forts Jackson and St. Philip Occupied. General

Butler Occupies New Orleans. The City Supplied with

Food. Martial Law Established. Rebel Criticisms of

Butler. Jefferson Davis's Proclamation of Outlawry.

Arrest, Trial, and Execution of Mumford. Popular

Manifestations of Disloyalty. Butler's "Woman

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Order." Censures of Palmerston and "Punch." Butler's

Farewell Address. Efficiency of His Military Govern-

ment. Assessments and Charities. The Public Health.

Quarantine and Yellow Fever. Rebel Contumacy and

Intrigue.

CHAPTER XVII. PEA RIDGE AND ISLAND No. 10

Curtis's Midwinter Campaign. Price Retreats from

Springfield. Curtis's Congratulatory Order. Halleck

Directs him to Hold his Position. Van Dorn Sent to

Command Confederate Armies in Arkansas. Proposes

a Campaign Against St. Louis. Curtis Retires to

Sugar Creek. Battle of Pea Ridge. McCulloch and

McIntosh Killed. Defeat of the Confederates. Island

No. 10 and its Defenses. Pope's Campaign. New

Madrid Evacuated. Foote and his Gunboats at Island

No. 10. The Canal. The Gunboats Run the Batteries.

Surrender of Island No. 10. Pope's Army Ordered to

Pittsburg Landing. Foote Relinquishes Command of

the Union Gunboats

CHAPTER XVIII. THE SHILOH CAMPAIGN

Halleck Asks for Command in the West. Receives

McClellan's Refusal. Lincoln Decides Against any

Present Change. Nashville Occupied. The Tennessee

River Expedition. Halleck's Censure of Grant. Hal-

leck Placed in Command of the Three Western Depart-

ments. The Concentration at Pittsburg Landing. The

Junction of Johnston and Beauregard at Corinth.

Confederate Plan of Attack. Situation of the Battle-

field. The Positions of Division Commanders. Battle

of Pittsburg Landing, Sunday, April 6, 1862. Death

of Albert Sidney Johnston. Capture of Prentiss.

W. H. L. Wallace Mortally Wounded. The Situation

at Sundown. Arrival of Buell and his Army on the

Battlefield. The Battle of Monday, April 7. Retreat

of the Confederates .

CHAPTER XIX. HALLECK'S CORINTH CAMPAIGN

Pope and his Army at Shiloh. Halleck Arrives and

Takes General Command. Beauregard's force at

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Corinth. Halleck Moves on Corinth " With Pick and

Shovel." News of Farragut's Victory. Lincoln's

Letter to Halleck. Beauregard Evacuates Corinth.

Ellet's Ram Fleet. River Battle at Memphis. Cap-

ture of Memphis. Farragut at Vicksburg. He Re-

turns to New Orleans. Reascends the Mississippi to

Vicksburg. Passes the Batteries. Farragut Descends

the River to New Orleans. Buell's Advance Towards

Chattanooga. Lincoln's Telegrams to Halleck. Hal-

leck Appointed General-in-Chief.

His Force.

McClellan's Arrival on the Peninsula.

Magruder's Force and Dispositions. McClellan's First

Plan Given Up. His Complaint Against the Navy and

the Government. Why a Portion of McDowell's Corps

Was Retained Before Washington. A Letter from the

President Urging Action. Franklin's Division Sent to

McClellan, from McDowell. No Use Made of it. Mc-

Clellan's Inexplicable Delay at Yorktown. Testimony

of Officers on Both Sides. Affair of Lee's Mills. Mc-

Clellan's Attitude Towards the Government. John-

ston's Preparations to Leave Yorktown. "Is Anything

to be Done?" The Evacuation

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CHAPTER XXI. FROM WILLIAMSBURG TO FAIR OAKS

The Pursuit of Johnston. The Battle of Williamsburg.

McClellan's Agitation. Johnston Retires to Richmond.

McClellan calls for Reënforcements. Letter from the

President About Corps Commanders. McClellan Claims

that the Enemy are Double his Numbers. McDowell

Ordered to Join Him. His Claim that these Orders

Kept Him on the Chickahominy. Refuted by Generals

Webb and Fry. Battle of Hanover Court House.

Johnston Resolves to Attack. Battle of Fair Oaks, or

Seven Pines

CHAPTER XXII.

CAMPAIGN

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STONEWALL JACKSON'S VALLEY

Thomas Jonathan Jackson. His Early Life and Edu-
cation. His Eccentricities. His Religious Fervor.