Über dieses Buch
Meine Mediathek
Bücher bei Google Play
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
329
339
375