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Union military organizations formed. The governor's request

for their removal refused by President Lincoln. President

Davis assents to respect strict neutrality. Union forces

enter Kentucky. The Confederates follow. The legislature

espouses the Union cause. State troops placed under Federal

Arrests of Southern sympathizers. Volunteers

for the Confederate service. The positions and strength

of the opposing armies. Southern sympathizers pass ordi-

nance of secession at Russellville. Kentucky's quota of

Federal troops.
The number of volunteers in the Confed-

command.

erate army.

IV REPRESSION AND INVASION

The

The method of repression in Missouri. The sentiment of

the State. State factions. Convention declared against seces-

sion. The legislature and executive favor secession.

"Wide Awakes" and the "Minute Men" organizations.

The question of the arsenal at St. Louis. Missouri declines

to furnish troops for "war on the seceded States." The

militia organized. Camp Jackson surrendered to the Federal

troops. Citizens of St. Louis fired upon by the troops. State

military preparations. The governor's peace proposals re-

jected. Lyon enters on active hostilities. State capital

removed to Booneville. Jefferson City occupied. Booneville

taken. The Federals defeated at Wilson's Creek. Union

convention establishes provisional State government. It is

recognized by the Federal government. Repudiated by the

State legislature and the Confederate States government.

Price takes Lexington. Federal troops enter Missouri. Price

abandons Lexington. Successfully eludes his enemy. Fré-

mont censured. Secession ordinance passed. Missouri ad-

mitted into the Confederacy. State troops transferred to the

Confederate service. Confederate troops driven into Arkan-

sas. Missouri troops in the opposing armies. Reasons for

first subjugating Maryland. Three objects sought by the

invasion of Virginia. Transfer of Confederate capital to

Richmond. "On to Richmond!" the cry of the North.

Virginia takes possession of public property in the State.

Colonel Ellsworth shot at Alexandria. The political condi-

tion in western Virginia. Influence of the foreign and the

Northern born elements of the population. Convention at

Wheeling repudiates secession ordinance. Steps toward sepa-

rate statehood. Allegiance sworn to the United States. A

provisional State government formed. The acts of the

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V

"rebel legislature" declared void. Constitution adopted.
West Virginia admitted into the Union. Irregularity of
the proceedings. General Lee. Confederate enlistments a
failure in western Virginia. McClelland occupies western
Virginia.

THE EARLY VIRGINIA CAMPAIGNS

127-164

Butler transferred to Fortress Monroe. Engagement at Big
Bethel. The opposing forces. McClellan's campaign in
western Virginia. The Confederates' preparations. Their

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enlistments scanty. Union enlistments. McClellan crosses
the Ohio. The Confederates surprised at Philippi. Engage-
ment at Rich Mountain. The Confederates retreat across
the Alleghanies. The invasion of northwest Virginia. The
Confederate forces in the Kanawha valley. The first Kana-
wha campaign. The Shenandoah Valley campaign. Joseph
E. Johnston at Harper's Ferry. McClellan's plan of opera-
tions. Patterson's and Johnston's forces. Harper's Ferry
evacuated. Encounter at Falling Waters. Johnston evades
Patterson. Patterson's indeterminate movements. He is
removed. The Department of Northeastern Virginia created.
McDowell moves on Manassas. The Union and Confed-
erate forces at Manassas (Bull Run). The Federals routed.
Alarm at Washington. The capital ill defended.

VI CAMPAIGNS OF 1861

165-191

Lee's

Results of Scott's policy. Operations in Missouri.
operations to secure western Virginia. Skirmishing about
Cheat Mountain. Battle of Carnifex Ferry. The forces
engaged. Lee moves into the Kanawha valley. Federal
defeat at Greenbrier River. Operations along the Potomac.
The Department of the Potomac created. McClellan promptly
reorganizes the army. Skirmishes south of the Potomac.
Stuart "the eyes and ears" of the Confederate army. Actions
at Ball's Bluff and Edwards's Ferry. Naval engagements.
Federal fleet defeated at mouth of the Mississippi. Forts
Hatteras and Clark surrender to Federal fleet. Roanoke
Island taken. Galveston shelled. Confederate attack on
Santa Rosa. General Scott's retirement. McClellan in
chief command. The second period of the war. Federal
land and naval forces augmented. Comparative population,
area, wealth, and industries of the North and the South.
Transportation facilities. Armies, navies, and equipments

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of the belligerents. Letters of marque granted by the Con-
federate government. The building of a Confederate navy.
McClellan's plan of invasion. The disadvantages of the
Confederacy. Impatience of the Federal government. Com-
mittee of Congress on the conduct of the war. Friction
with McClellan. The president orders a general movement.
McClellan removed from chief command. New military
departments organized. The Confederate plan of defence.
Lee in charge of the Confederate armies.

VIII CAMPAIGNS OF 1862-IN THE East-

(CONTINUED) .

VII CAMPAIGNS OF 1862-IN THE EAST . . 193-217

Jackson's Valley Campaign. The forces under his command.

The Federal forces evacuate Romney. Friction between Jack-

son and the War Department. McClellan's plans thwarted.

The defence of Washington. The Department of the

Rappahannock. The Peninsular campaign. Plan to cap-

ture Richmond. Indecisive encounters about Winchester.

Battle of Kernstown. Its results. Jackson's strategy mys-

tifies Banks. Federals defeated at McDowell. Engagement

at Front Royal. Banks, defeated at Winchester, crosses the

Potomac. Jackson's success alarms Washington. New

plans to overwhelm him. His strategic retreat to Strasburg.

McDowell's and Frémont's forces unable to coöperate. Battle

of Cross Keys. Jackson crosses the Potomac and attacks

and defeats Shields. End of the Valley Campaign. Jackson

moves to Richmond. Federals perplexed. The Confederate

defences on the Peninsula. McClellan takes command. His

plan of advance to Richmond. Assault on Dam No. 1, or

Lee's Mills. Battle at Williamsburg. Longstreet retreats.

Confederate forces concentrated about Richmond. Move-

ments on the upper Peninsula. Naval attack on Drewry's

Bluff. McClellan entrenches on the Chickahominy. En-

counter at Hanover Court House. Battle of Seven Pines.

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The opposing forces before Richmond. Effect of McDowell's
withdrawal from Fredericksburg. New disposition of Fed-
eral forces. Jackson's army joins Lee. Federal advance
checked. Battle of Mechanicsville. Petersburg the new
objective. Battle at Gaines's Mill. Federals retreat south
of the Chickahominy. Battle of Malvern Hill. The Fed-
eral army reaches the James. Siege of Richmond raised.

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Forces engaged and casualties in the seven days' fighting.
McClellan's army combined with Pope's. Pope's war on
non-combatants. Spoliation of private property. Confederate
retaliatory action. Withdrawal of the Federal army from the
James. Battle at Slaughter's Mountain. Federal forces
retire beyond the Rappahannock. Their supplies captured at
Bristoe and Manassas. The second battle of Bull Run.
Federals retreat toward Washington. Battle of Chantilly.
Forces engaged and losses in Bull Run combats. Federal
campaign thwarted. Confederates plan invasion of the
enemy's country. Jackson's army occupies Frederick City.
McClellan again in command. Harper's Ferry captured.
Battle of Sharpsburg. McClellan superseded by Burnside.
Burnside's plan to take Richmond. Battle of Fredericks-
burg. Burnside withdraws to the north side of the Rappa-
hannock. A period of inaction in Virginia. The operations
of Stuart's cavalry. The Chickahominy Raid. Raid on
Pope's camp. The Chambersburg raid.

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IX CAMPAIGNS OF 1862-IN THE WEST

253-274

Grant repulsed at Belmont. Engagement at Fishing Creek.
Confederates withdraw to south side of the Cumberland.
McClellan's East Tennessee plan. Buell's opposition. Sur-
render of Fort Henry. Confederate misunderstanding at
Fort Donelson. The fort surrendered by Buckner. Attack
on Island No. 10. Confederate force surrenders at Tipton-
ville. The Confederate army concentrates at Corinth. Grant
in command at Pittsburg Landing. The battle there. Albert
Sidney Johnston killed. Halleck in chief command of Fed-
eral forces. Confederate army evacuates Corinth. West
and Middle Tennessee in control of the Federal authorities.
The political situation. Grant imposes martial law. Andrew
Johnson's severe policy. Confederate raids in Tennessee and
Kentucky. Bragg relieves Beauregard. Plan of the Federal
operations. Confederate programme an aggressive one. Race
for Chattanooga. Forrest takes Murfreesboro. Morgan's
raids. Confederates invade Kentucky. Successes at Rich-
mond and Glasgow. Bragg's strategy. Battle at Perry-
ville. The Confederates withdraw from Kentucky. The
Partisan Rangers. Their flight at Lavergne. Forrest's
attack on Nashville. Bragg concentrates his army at Mur-
freesboro. Rosecrans replaces Buell. The Murfreesboro
battle. The opposing forces and losses. Bragg retires
across Stone River. The work of the Confederate cavalry.

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XI CAMPAIGNS OF 1862-THE TRANS-MISSIS-
SIPPI AND THE COAST

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The defences of New Orleans. Porter's plan for its cap-
ture. Farragut's fleet. Bombardment of Forts Jackson and
St. Philip. The Federal fleet passes the forts. Consternation
in the city. Confederate forces leave New Orleans. Sur-
render of the forts. Butler occupies New Orleans.
lawed by the Confederacy. Why called "Beast Butler."
His oppressive rule. His favorite spoils. Is relieved from
command. A Federal fleet before Vicksburg. The attack-
ing forces. The weakness of the Confederate navy. The
construction of the ram Arkansas. She triumphantly forces
passage through the formidable Federal fleet. Siege of Vicks-
burg abandoned. The cut-off canal a failure. Battle at
Baton Rouge. The Arkansas destroyed. Port Hudson
occupied by the Confederates. Baton Rouge abandoned by
the Federals. Grant's plan for the capture of Vicksburg.
Confederate plans. Battle at Iuka. The importance of
Corinth. Confederates attack Corinth. They retreat to
Holly Springs. They establish supply depot there. Con-
federates capture supplies. Grant moves on Vicksburg. His
communications cut. Sherman's river expedition against
Vicksburg. Is repulsed at Chickasaw Bayou. Reembarks
and returns to the Yazoo. McClernand takes over the com-
mand. The second attack on Vicksburg abandoned.

. . 299-321

Confederate blunders. The Trans-Mississippi department.
Confederate call for troops in Missouri. New commands.
Battle of Elkhorn (Pea Ridge). Confederate forces with-
drawn from Arkansas. Weakening the trans-Mississippi
army. Federal advance on Little Rock. Northern Arkan-
sas submits to the Union. Confederate forces raised in
Arkansas. Hindman maintains Confederate power in the
Arkansas valley. Federal forces retreat to Helena. Con-
federates invade Missouri. Are driven back into Arkansas.
Federal movement on Vicksburg. Battle of Prairie Grove.
Confederates withdraw to Van Buren. Guerrilla warfare in
Missouri. Invasion of New Mexico and Arizona. Baylor's
"buffalo hunt." Confederate Territory of Arizona pro-
claimed. The Federal force in New Mexico. Battle of
Apache Canon. Sibley's disastrous retreat to Fort Bliss.